不ふ道どう

na-adjective, noun

inhuman; immoral; outrageous

Archaic term for something morally repugnant or beyond reason. Used in classical contexts.

See also: 無道

• その振ふる舞まいは不ふ道どうであると非ひ難なんされた。

  His conduct was condemned as inhuman.

noun

barbarity (historical crime)

Specific historical legal term: one of the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law, including acts like killing three members of one family or dismembering a corpse.

See also: 八虐

• 八はち虐ぎゃくの一ひとつに不ふ道どうがある。

  Barbarity is one of the eight unpardonable crimes.