死神

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
trad. (死神)		死	神
simp. #(死神)		死	神

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 死神

1. god of death; Grim Reaper
2. (figurative) death

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
死	神
し(に) Grade: 3	かみ > がみ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
死神 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 死に神

Etymology

Compound of 死に (shini, “dying”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 死ぬ shinu, “to die”) +‎ 神 (kami, “god, spirit”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

死(しに)神(がみ) • (shinigami) 

1. a god or spirit who leads humans toward their death
2. God of Death, Grim Reaper
3. (tarot) Death

Coordinate terms

• タロット (tarotto): the tarot

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Korean

Hanja in this term
死	神

Noun

死神 • (sasin) (hangeul 사신)

1. Hanja form^? of 사신 (“Death (personified), God of Death, Grim Reaper”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
死	神

Noun

死神

1. Template:han tu form of