和魂

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
和 魂
わ
Grade: 3		 こん
Grade: S
goon kan’on

和 (“Japan”) +‎ 魂 (“spirit”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わこん [wàkóń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠kõ̞ɴ]

Noun

和(わ)魂(こん) • (wakon) 

  1. the Japanese spirit; the attitude of the Japanese people
    Synonyms: 大和魂 (Yamatodamashii), 大和心 (Yamatogokoro)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
和 魂
にき
Grade: 3		 たま
Grade: S
kun’yomi

和 (“gentle; harmonious”) +‎ 魂 (“soul”)

Noun

和(にき)魂(たま) • (nikitama) 

  1. Clipping of 和御魂 (nikimitama).

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
和 魂
にき
Grade: 3		 みたま
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Noun

和(にき)魂(みたま) • (nikimitama) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 和御魂
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.