不動|ふどうfudou[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. no-adjectiveimmovable; motionless; firm; unwavering; unshakable; steadfast
    彼かれが引き受ひきうけるべきだという私の考かんがえは不動ふどうだ。↗
    I am adamant that he undertake it.
  2. noun, BuddhismAcala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym静止せいしNeutralThe stillness of an object at rest, as in 「静止画」; 「不動」 stresses an unshakable position or conviction rather than simply not moving.
  • Related固定こていNeutralFixing something in place or keeping it unchanged, as in 「固定電話」; 「不動」 stresses being firm and unshakable, and also names the fierce deity Fudō.
  • Antonym可動かどうNeutralThe opposite of 「不動」 in the moving-versus-not-moving sense: able to move or be moved, as in 「可動式」.
  • Antonym移動いどうNeutralThe opposite of 「不動」 in the moving-versus-not-moving sense: movement or transfer from one place to another, as in 「移動販売」.

Use 「不動」 for an unshakable position or conviction, as in 「不動の地位」 and 「不動の信念」; it also names the deity Fudō. Use 「固定」 for fixing things in place and 「静止」 for objects at rest; the antonyms are 「移動」 and 「可動」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 動うごかないこと。揺ゆるがないこと。
  2. 他ほかの力ちからで動うごかされないこと。変化へんかしないこと。
  3. 不動明王ふどうみょうおうの略称りゃくしょう。
  4. 歌舞伎かぶきの隈取くまどりで不動明王ふどうみょうおうに扮ふんする際さいの青あおもしくは赤あかを用もちいるものやその時ときに使用しようするかつら。
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