不屈|ふくつfukutsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- no-adjective, na-adjectivepersistence; fortitude; indomitability
Conjugation
| Plain form | 不屈（ふくつ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 不屈です（ふくつです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 不屈ではない（ふくつではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 不屈ではありません（ふくつではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 不屈だった（ふくつだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 不屈ではなかった（ふくつではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 不屈で（ふくつで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 不屈に（ふくつに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 不屈なら（ふくつなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym剛毅ごうきWrittenWritten/formal word for a strong will that fears no hardship, mostly describing a person's character; 「不屈」 stresses not yielding.
- Synonym堅忍不抜けんにんふばつWrittenFour-character written expression for unshakable perseverance and fortitude of will; more formal than 「不屈」.
- Related強固きょうこWrittenWritten word for firmness and solidity, typically of wills and foundations, as in 「強固な意志」; 「不屈」 stresses not yielding.
- Antonym屈するくっするWrittenWritten word for yielding or bowing to pressure; the direct opposite of 「不屈」's refusal to give in.
- Antonym弱気よわきNeutralNeutral word for a timid, negative attitude; in trading it also means a bearish market. Opposite of 「不屈」's fortitude.
- Antonym諦めあきらめNeutralNeutral word for giving up or resignation; the opposite of 「不屈」's carrying things through to the end.
Use 「不屈」, as in 「不屈の精神」, for refusing to bow to hardship. For a firm will or foundation say 「強固」; for steadfast, unshakable endurance in formal written prose, 「堅忍不抜」. For yielding to pressure use 「屈する」.
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