たま
Meanings
Noun
1. soul; spirit
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
sending off the spirits of the dead
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
departed soul; spirit
welcoming the spirits of the dead
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country
Examples (7 in total)
The pen is the tongue of the soul.
A person's soul is immortal.
Do you think animals have souls?