不ふ可か侵しん

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness

Refers to something that must not be violated, attacked, or infringed upon. Often used in formal contexts such as treaties (不可侵条約), rights (不可侵の権利), or principles.

両りょう国こくは不ふ可か侵しん条じょう約やくを結むすんだ。
The two countries concluded a nonaggression pact.
基き本ほん的てき人じん権けんは不ふ可か侵しんである。
Fundamental human rights are inviolable.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の不ふ可か侵しんを守まもるto protect the inviolability of something
国こっ境きょうの不ふ可か侵しんを守まもることが両りょう国こくの合ごう意い事じ項こうだった。
Protecting the inviolability of the border was an agreed point between the two countries.
〈物もの〉は不ふ可か侵しんであるsomething is inviolable/sacrosanct
個こ人じんの尊そん厳げんは不ふ可か侵しんである。
Personal dignity is inviolable.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
可can, passable, approval
侵encroach, invade, raid

Related words

神しん聖せいN1
神聖 emphasizes sacredness or holiness, while 不可侵 stresses that something must not be violated or attacked, often in legal or political contexts.

Don't confuse with

不ふ可か欠けつN2
不可欠 means 'indispensable' while 不可侵 means 'inviolable'; the shared 不可 prefix makes them easy to mix up despite very different meanings.
不ふ可か能のうN3
不可能 means 'impossible' whereas 不可侵 means 'inviolable'; both start with 不可 but describe unrelated concepts.

Word family

不ふ可か侵しん権けん
inviolable right
不ふ可か侵しん条じょう約やく
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty

Etymology

Compound of 不 (not) + 可侵 (can be invaded/violated). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.