霊魂|れいこんreikon[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounsoul; spirit
   私は霊魂れいこんの不滅ふめつを信しんじる。↗

   I believe in the immortality of the soul.

• Synonym魂たましいNeutralThe everyday native-Japanese word for the soul; also one's spiritual core, as in 「魂を込める」. 「霊魂」 is the religious or philosophical term, set against the body.
• SynonymスピリットNeutralLoanword for spirit or mettle; stresses a positive, energetic outlook rather than the soul itself.
• Synonym精霊しょうりょうNeutralA spirit or sprite with a fantasy or nature-worship feel, as in 「森の精霊」.
• Synonym心霊しんれいNeutralGhosts and the paranormal; used for supernatural phenomena, as in 「心霊写真」.
• Synonym霊れいNeutralThe same word as the first entry; 「霊」 and 「魄」 are just other writings of 「魂」. Also something dearer than life itself, as in 「武士の魂」.
• SynonymソウルNeutralA loanword for the soul; also means soul music. 「霊魂」 is the more religious or philosophical term.
• Synonym魂魄こんぱくWrittenWritten, with a classical flavor: the soul that drifts away from the body after death.
• Related精神せいしんNeutralMind and mentality; stresses a person's psychological activity and attitudes, not a soul as an entity.
• Related心魂しんこんWrittenWritten term for heart and soul, mostly in 「心魂を傾ける」; stresses devoting all one's energy.
• Related霊りょうNeutralThe same word as the first entry; 「霊」 and 「魄」 are just other writings of 「魂」. Also something dearer than life itself, as in 「武士の魂」.
• Related精霊せいれいNeutralA spirit or sprite with a fantasy or nature-worship feel, as in 「森の精霊」.
• Antonym肉体にくたいNeutralThe flesh — the direct opposite of the intangible 「霊魂」, as in 「肉体と霊魂」.
• Antonym体からだNeutralThe everyday word for the body; contrasted with 「霊魂」, it stresses the physical frame.
• Antonym身体しんたいNeutralThe same word as 「体」 — 身体 is another writing of it. The physical body, opposite of the intangible 「霊魂」.

Use 「霊魂」 for the soul in religion or philosophy, contrasted with the body, as in 「霊魂の不滅」. In everyday speech say 「魂」; for mind and attitude use 「精神」, and for ghosts and the paranormal 「心霊」. The opposite is 「肉体」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 肉体にくたいに宿やどって精神せいしんを支配しはいし、肉体にくたいが滅ほろんでも存在そんざいし色々いろいろな働はたらきをすると古来こらい考かんがえられているもの。