soul, spirit
魂 centers on the immaterial essence of a person: the soul or spirit that animates life and persists beyond the physical body.
魂 combines 云 (a phonetic component suggesting 'cloud' or 'to say') with 鬼 (spirit, ghost) to express the idea of a soul or spirit. The 云 component likely contributes the sound while 鬼 provides the meaning.
The left side 云 looks like a cloud, and the right side 鬼 is a ghost or spirit. Imagine a soul rising like a cloud from the body, a visible spirit drifting upward.
For コン, picture a soul trapped in a conch shell: conch -> コン, and the spirit echoes inside.
soul; spirit; mind
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
soul; spirit
ulterior motive; plot; scheme
requiem
repose of a soul
the Japanese spirit
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all
soul; spirit; ghost
fighting spirit
soul; spirit
commercial spirit
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person)
invocation of the spirits of the dead
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
departed soul; spirit
departed soul; spirit
so near, yet so far; ploughing the field and forgetting the seed; making a Buddha statue but not putting a soul in it