魂

Kanji: 魂
Level: N1
Meaning: Soul, spirit
On'yomi: コン
Kun'yomi: たましい
Strokes: 14
Common compounds: 魂 (たましい) Soul, spirit 精魂 (せいこん) Spirit, energy 魂魄 (こんぱく) Soul and spirit
Memory hook: The 'demon' radical (鬼) combined with 'cloud' (云 - simplified of 雲). The 'soul' is like a 'demon' or spirit that can vanish like a 'cloud.'