Kanji Detail for 魄 - "soul, dark moon, moon"

魄

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
魄 means "soul, dark moon, moon."
1. Soul - The yin spirit governing physical activity that wanders the earth after death (opposite of 魂).
2. Dark moon - The unlit portion of the moon.
3. Moon - The light of the moon.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

soul; spirit

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

vigor; body; dark part of moon

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

The counterpart of 魂. When vital essence is exhausted and only the physical form remains, it is called 魄. | Where there is no light. Hence the new moon is called 死魄 (dead spirit) and the full moon is called 生魄 (living spirit). Both found in the Book of Documents. | 落魄. Being unemployed and without support.
Onyomi

baku(ばく)

haku(はく)
Kunyomi

tamashii(たましい)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

鬼 (oni・kinyo)
Related Keywords
soul yin spirit governing physical activity wanders earth death dark moon unlit portion light