不変|ふへんfuhen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, no-adjectiveeternal; everlasting; unchangeable; immutable; immovable; constant; permanent; indestructible
    これ不変ふへんの真理しんりなり。↗
    This is an immutable truth.
  2. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 変かわらないこと。
  2. 変かわらない様よう。
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