不動|ふどうfudou[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectiveimmovable; motionless; firm; unwavering; unshakable; steadfast
- noun, BuddhismAcala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
- 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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