魄はく

noun

Yin energy; corporeal soul; spirit

In traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine, 魄 (はく) refers to the earthly, corporeal soul associated with Yin energy, often contrasted with 魂 (こん), the ethereal Yang soul. Rare in modern Japanese outside of classical or esoteric contexts.

See also: 魂 (こん)

• 中ちゅう国ごくの伝でん統とう思し想そうでは、魄はくは肉にく体たいに宿やどる陰いんの霊れい魂こんとされる。

  In traditional Chinese thought, 魄 is considered the Yin soul that resides in the physical body.

• 「魂こん魄ぱく」という言こと葉ばは、魂こんと魄はくの両りょう方ほうを指さす。

  The word 魂魄 refers to both 魂 and 魄.