unbending; inflexible; indomitable; tenacious
A formal, literary word describing a spirit or attitude that does not yield to hardship. Often used in set phrases like 不撓不屈 (indomitable and unyielding).
He overcame the crisis with an indomitable spirit.
不撓不屈の努力が実を結んだ。
Their tenacious efforts bore fruit.
indefatigability; indomitableness; unremitting tenacity
tenacity; indomitability; unyielding spirit
indefatigability; unyielding spirit
From Chinese 不撓 (bùnáo), combining 不 'not' and 撓 'bend, yield'. The exact historical path into Japanese is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese word used in formal and literary contexts.