不変|ふへんfuhen[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, no-adjectiveeternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable; immovable; constant; permanent; indestructible
- noun, mathinvariant
Conjugation
| Plain form | 不変(ふへん) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 不変です(ふへんです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 不変ではない(ふへんではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 不変ではありません(ふへんではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 不変だった(ふへんだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 不変ではなかった(ふへんではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 不変で(ふへんで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 不変に(ふへんに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 不変なら(ふへんなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym変わらないかわらないNeutralThe plain negative of 変わる; colloquially the usual way to say something doesn't change, past or future, as in 「これからも変わらない」. 「不変」 is more written.
- SynonymコンスタントNeutralLoanword for steady and unvarying; stresses consistent performance, as in 「コンスタントに勝つ」.
- Synonym千古不易せんこふえきWrittenA four-character idiom for what never changes through the ages; solemn written style, used of eternal truths and values.
- SynonymパーマネントNeutralLoanword meaning permanent, but today it mostly means a perm hairstyle, as 「パーマ」; rarely used as an adjective.
- Synonym恒久的こうきゅうてきWrittenWritten word for something permanent and lasting; stresses being kept up over the long term, as in 「恒久平和」.
- Synonym恒常的こうじょうてきWrittenWritten word for something constant and always present; also covers chronic conditions, as in 「恒常的な赤字」.
- Related永続的えいぞくてきWrittenWritten word for something lasting; stresses that it keeps continuing on, as in 「永続的な関係」.
- Antonym変化へんかNeutralChange or alteration; the everyday antonym standing opposite the constancy of 「不変」.
- Antonym変動へんどうWrittenWritten word for fluctuation or movement in a situation; opposite of 「不変」, as in 「価格変動」.
- Antonym可変かへんWrittenWritten, technical term for something variable or adjustable; the direct opposite of 「不変」, as in 「可変抵抗」.
Use 「不変」 for what is essentially constant and never changes, as in 「不変の真理」「不変の愛」. In speech say 「変わらない」. For long-term duration pick 「恒久的」 or 「永続的」, and for steady performance 「コンスタント」. The opposites are 「変化」, 「変動」 and 「可変」.
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