たましい

soul, spirit

Also:willpower, something as important as one's own life

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning soul, spirit in English. It can also be translated as willpower, something as important as one's own life depending on context. It is written as in kanji, たましい in hiragana, and tamashii in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

の吐息を感じ始めた。

I'm feeling the breath of life.