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死神 is the title of the mythological figure (often called the Grim Reaper in western culture) in charge of taking the souls of those who die.
This title can be translated directly as “god of death” or “spirit of death.” The first character literally means “death,” and the second means “spirit” or “god.”
死神 is a very strange title for a calligraphy wall scroll. I'm not even sure if my calligraphers will write it, as it has some bad superstitious feelings attached to it.
皇帝 means emperor in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.
From times of old, the emperors of Asia ruled under the authority of God himself. One definition of an emperor is a ruler put in power by God. This definition separates emperors from the various kings in Chinese history (although defining who is a king versus an emperor gets vague sometimes).
Occasionally, the emperor's wife was widowed, and she took the role of an empress until her death (see our entry for empress if that is what you are looking for).
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your death god search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
天 see styles |
tiān tian1 t`ien tien ten てん |
More info & calligraphy: Heaven(1) sky; (2) {Christn} heaven; (3) God; (4) {Buddh} svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); (5) {Buddh} deva (divine being of Buddhism); (6) top (of a book); (7) sole (of a Japanese sandal); (8) beginning; start; (9) (abbreviation) (See 天ぷら) tempura; (10) (abbreviation) (obsolete) (See 天竺・1) India; (given name) Hiroshi Heaven; the sky; a day; cf. dyo, dyaus also as 提婆 a deva, or divine being, deity; and as 素羅 sura, shining, bright. |
死神 see styles |
sǐ shén si3 shen2 ssu shen shinigami しにがみ |
More info & calligraphy: Grim Reaper / God of Deathgod of death; Death |
魔天 see styles |
mó tiān mo2 tian1 mo t`ien mo tien |
Māra-deva, the god of lust, sin, and death, cf. Māra. |
死に神 see styles |
shinigami しにがみ |
god of death; Death |
疫病神 see styles |
yakubyougami; ekibyougami(ik) / yakubyogami; ekibyogami(ik) やくびょうがみ; えきびょうがみ(ik) |
(1) god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; (2) (derogatory term) jinx; hoodoo; pest; odious person; plague; angel of death |
神の死 see styles |
kaminoshi かみのし |
(exp,n) {phil} death of God |
婆舍跋提 see styles |
pó shè bá tí po2 she4 ba2 ti2 p`o she pa t`i po she pa ti Bashabadai |
Vaśavartin, the sixth desire-heaven, the abode of Māra, the god of lust, sin, and death; its occupants avail themselves of the merits of others for their own pleasure; it is also called the abode of Śikhin (Brahma) as lord of fire; also 他化自在天 and 婆羅尼密婆舍跋提 Paranirmitavaśavartin. |
Variations: |
shinigami しにがみ |
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Grim Reaper God of Death | 死神 | shinigami | sǐ shén / si3 shen2 / si shen / sishen | ssu shen / ssushen |
Emperor | 皇帝 | koutei / kotei | huáng dì / huang2 di4 / huang di / huangdi | huang ti / huangti |
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