Japanese symbol for “unchangeable”
不変
ふへん
Romaji: fuhen
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable
In Japanese, unchangeable is 不変, read ふへん (fuhen).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no, n eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable; immovable; constant
- n invariant (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unchangeable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 変更不能 | へんこうふのう henkoufunou | unchangeable |
| 千古不滅 | せんこふめつ senkofumetsu | everlasting; unchangeable; immortal |
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 |
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