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魄

魄: soul

soul; spirit
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Readings

On
ハク・タク
Kun
たましい

魄 pairs with 魂 in 魂魄 (こんぱく, soul); 気魄 (きはく) is fighting spirit, and 落魄 (らくはく) is falling on hard times.

Key words

魂魄こんぱくsoul; departed spirit
気魄きはくspirit; vigor
落魄らくはくruin; falling on hard times
魄たましいsoul

Example sentences

It was believed that the souls of the dead remain in this world for a while.

Overwhelmed by the old swordsman's fighting spirit, the young man couldn't move a step.

The man who once boasted of glory had fallen on hard times and worked in a seedy bar.

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