god of death; death deity; Grim Reaper
A supernatural being that brings death; often personified as a cloaked figure with a scythe in Western contexts, but can also refer to Japanese death gods like shinigami in folklore and pop culture.
I feel as if I'm possessed by a death god.
In that manga, a shinigami is the protagonist's partner.
He kept working as if possessed by a death god.
The boy made a contract with a death god and gained special powers.
It seems the god of death has finally come for him.
死人 means a dead person (a corpse or the deceased), whereas 死神 is the personified god or spirit of death, not a dead human.
Standard kanji spelling.
Alternate spelling with okurigana, less common but still used.
Compound of 死 (し, 'death') + 神 (かみ, 'god, spirit'), with rendaku voicing. The concept of a death-bringing spirit exists in Japanese folklore, but the modern personification is influenced by Western Grim Reaper imagery.