Japanese symbol for “eternal”
不変
ふへん
Romaji: fuhen
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable
In Japanese, eternal is 不変, read ふへん (fuhen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable; immovable; constant
- n invariant (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eternal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悠久 | ゆうきゅう yuukyuu | eternal; everlasting; perpetual |
| 不朽 | ふきゅう fukyuu | everlasting; immortal; eternal |
| 常 | とこ toko | constant; unchanging; eternal |
| エターナル | エターナル etaanaru | eternal |
| 常磐 | ときわ tokiwa | everlasting; eternal; unchanged |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change; modification; alteration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “eternal”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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