断だん末まつ魔ま

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Meanings

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noun

one's last moments; death throes; hour of death

Refers to the final moments of life, often with a sense of agony or struggle. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.

彼かれは断だん末まつ魔まに家か族ぞくの名

な

前まえ

を

呼よ

ん

だ

。

In his last moments, he called out his family's names.

その事じ故この犠ぎ牲せい者しゃは断だん末まつ魔まの苦くるしみを味あじわった。

The victim of the accident suffered the agonies of death.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
末end, close, tip
魔witch, demon, evil spirit
摩chafe, rub, polish

Related words

最さい期ご
最期 is a more general term for one's last moments or end of life, without the strong connotation of agony or struggle that 断末魔 carries.
臨りん終じゅう
臨終 refers specifically to the moment of death, often in a more formal or medical context, and lacks the dramatic, painful nuance of 断末魔.

Written forms

断だん末まつ魔まUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
断だん末まつ摩ま
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 魔 is replaced with 摩.

Etymology

From Buddhist 断末摩, referring to the agony of death when the vital points are severed. 末摩 represents Sanskrit marman, “vital point,” and the spelling 末魔 developed later.