In Buddhism, Yama-rāja is said to judge the deeds of the dead.
Common abbreviation of 閻魔羅闍. Used in everyday references to the judge of hell, e.g., 閻魔大王.
Transliteration of Sanskrit Yama-rāja (यमराज), meaning 'King Yama'. The form 閻魔羅闍 is a full phonetic rendering; the shortened 閻魔 is standard in Japanese.