死神
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Meanings
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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.
Usage patterns
- 死神に取り憑かれるto be possessed/haunted by a death god
He kept working as if possessed by a death god.
- 死神と契約するto make a contract with a death god
The boy made a contract with a death god and gained special powers.
- 死神が〈人〉を迎えに来るfor a death god to come to take someone away (i.e. to die)
It seems the god of death has finally come for him.