shinigami association

[Dragohad]

question i want answered if you all could help me out.

Isn't a Shinigami also known as the Grim Reaper?

[solarity]

Shinigami (死神?, "god of Death") is the personification of death that evolved in Japan, having been imported to Japan from Europe during the Meiji period. This image of death was quickly adopted and featured in such works as the rakugo play Shinigami and in Shunsen Takehara's Ehon Hyaku Monogatari (One-hundred Story Picture-Book).

The term shinigami may also be used more loosely to refer to any death deity. It seems to be a recent term, however, as it belongs to no specific Shinto deity and is rarely used in folklore.

Perhaps the first appearance of shinigami in Japan was in a rakugo play titled Shinigami. It is thought that this play was based on the Italian opera Crispino e la Comare, which was in turn based on Der Gevatter Tod, a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm.

Today, the use of shinigami for any number of supernatural beings associated with death in Japanese manga and anime is common. For example, the series Bleach, Death Note, and Soul Eater use shinigami as a major plot device.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinigami

[Dragohad]

sorry but that just didnt answer my question. i asked if the grim reaper was associated with a shinigami...not what a shinigami was. thank you.

[Xanth]

"god of Death"
"death deity"

I'd say those are rather synonymous with "Grim Reaper".

~Ryan

[Dragohad]

thanks Xanth, i was kinda going over that in my head, but i didnt want to assume...so if it is taken as the same by another person its no longer assumtion, but a hypothesis....thanks again.

[personalreality]

the grim reaper is just a representation of death, so anything else the represents death can be associated with the grim reaper.

[solarity]

sorry but that just didnt answer my question. i asked if the grim reaper was associated with a shinigami...not what a shinigami was. thank you.

sorry I will just say shinigami=grim reaper to make you happy next time since those seem to be the only words you cared to hear even if they both will be equally empty.

[Dragohad]

sorry I will just say shinigami=grim reaper to make you happy next time since those seem to be the only words you cared to hear even if they both will be equally empty.

wtf is your problem solarity? pardon my use of language but you come here and assume that i didnt listen to what you read, and henceforth insult me by such means.
i appreciate what you gave, it just didnt answer my question. for what you gave is exactly what got me confused when i read it on wikipedia the first time and got me to this point in attempting to answer my question. so for this i apologise on your behalf for being a lugnut that fell off the wagon of kindness. ~bows respectfully~

[Xanth]

Since Drago has seemingly found his answer, I'm just gonna lock this up.

~Ryan