Languages › Japanese Meaning of Tamashii in Japanese Share Flipboard Email Print Julie Thurston / Getty Images Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 04, 2019 Tamashii is a Japanese word meaning a soul; or spirit. Pronunciation: Tamashii Meaning a soul; spirit Japanese Characters 魂 （たましい） Example and Translation Kanojo no utsukushisa ni tamashii o ubawareteshimatta.彼女の美しさに魂を奪われてしまった。 or in English: He was captivated by the girl's beauty. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Tamashii in Japanese." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/tamashii-meaning-and-characters-2028431. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). Meaning of Tamashii in Japanese. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/tamashii-meaning-and-characters-2028431 Abe, Namiko. "Meaning of Tamashii in Japanese." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/tamashii-meaning-and-characters-2028431 (accessed June 3, 2023). copy citation Featured Video