noun
Yama; King Yama; judge of the afterlife
In Buddhist mythology, the king and judge of the dead who presides over hell and determines the fate of souls.
閻魔大王は死者の生前の行いを裁くと言われている。
King Yama is said to judge the deeds of the dead in their lifetime.
From the Buddhist deity Yama (Sanskrit: Yama), via Chinese 閻魔 (Yánmó) + 大王 (great king).