Enma

English

Etymology

From Japanese 閻魔 (Enma). Doublet of Yama.

Proper noun

Enma

  1. (Japanese mythology, Shinto) 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.)

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