The Japanese word for the English phrase 'life or death' is æ»æ´» (shikatsu). This word may also be used to mean 'life and death'.
Example: æ»æ´»å•題ãªã‚“ã よ (shikatsu mondai nandayo) - "It's a matter of life and death."
Life, as in the physical state of being from birth to death, is 'jinsei.'
'Shi'
"Shi" is how you say death in Japanese. "Shi" is also how you say four Japanese, which is a reason why 4 is considered unlucky in Japan as it is said the same way as "death" is.
Kokushibyou
Aka no shi
Shi no engimono
desu noto
shinnu ame
I would say it this way: 生と死の道 (Seitoshi no michi)
shinigami. lol jigoku means place of death.
You may say 'shi.'
静かな死 (shizuka na shi) would mean "Silent Death" in Japanese.