Etymology

Enma

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Today it means: The Japanese name for Yama, the Hindu, Buddhist and Chinese god who presides over naraku (hell). A deity and/or personification of death. (Compare Izanami and the Shinigami.) Full definition →

Japanese 閻魔
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from閻魔
  2. English todayEnma

From Japanese 閻魔 (Enma). Doublet of Yama.

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