noun
Yang energy; spirit
In Chinese-derived philosophy and traditional medicine, 魂 (こん) is the Yang, ethereal soul that ascends after death, contrasted with 魄 (はく), the Yin, earthly soul. Used in technical or classical contexts.
See also: 魄
東洋思想では、魂は天に昇り、魄は地に還るとされる。
In Eastern thought, the Yang soul (kon) is said to ascend to heaven, while the Yin soul (haku) returns to the earth.
「魂魄」という言葉は、魂と魄の両方を指す。
The word 'konpaku' refers to both the Yang soul (kon) and the Yin soul (haku).
魂魄 (こんぱく) is the compound term for both souls together, often translated as 'soul' or 'spirit' in a broader sense.
Borrowed from Chinese 魂 (hún), referring to the ethereal, Yang soul in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine.