不死

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Chinese

not; no
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (不死) 不 死
simp. #(不死) 不 死

Pronunciation

Verb

不死

  1. to live forever; to be immortal

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不 死
ふ
Grade: 4 		し
Grade: 3
goon

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 不死 (MC pjuw|pjuwX|pjut sijX, literally “not + die”).

First attested in Japanese to a text from 797 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

不(ふ)死(し) • (fushi) 

  1. immortality, deathlessness, eternal life, life without death

Usage notes

  • Used in compounds.
  • When used as a standalone word, often encountered in an attributive role using the particle の (no).

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
不死

Noun

不死 • (bulsa) (hangeul 불사)

  1. hanja form? of 불사 (“immortality”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
不死

Adjective

不死

  1. chữ Hán form of bất tử (“immortal”).
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