manner of death; way of dying
Refers to the way someone dies, often with a focus on the dignity, circumstances, or appearance of the death.
His manner of death was very noble.
どんな死に様を迎えたいか、考えたことがある。
I have thought about what kind of death I want to have.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana spelling; 様 is sometimes written as ざま for clarity or stylistic reasons.
Compound of 死に (continuative form of 死ぬ 'to die') and 様 (ざま 'state, appearance'). The reading ざま is a rendaku form of さま.