Scroll down to see all 6 hand-lettered designs Grim Reaper in Japanese is  which is read shinigami. The Japanese word shinigami meaning "God of Death, Grim Reaper" is composed of the kanji  (read as "shini") meaning "death; die" and  (read as "gami") meaning "god(s)". This is another good example of why Japanese is so difficult to learn to read. This is a somewhat unusual reading using the "kun-yomi" of shini for "death; die". Also notice that the "k" in "kami" gets changed to being pronounced as a "g". Confirm the Translation: Click on Grim Reaper (shinigami) which links to the completely independent Jeffrey's Japanese/English Dictionary. We want you to be as happy with the meaning as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art. Give it a try and confirm the translation for yourself. Further Namiko Abe (from About.com) lists this as a popular kanji at Grim Reaper (Shinigami). Hand-Brushed Japanese Kanji Tattoos
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