不ふ撓とう

na-adjective, noun

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).

• 彼かれは不ふ撓とうの精せい神しんで難なん局きょくを乗のり切きった。

  He overcame the crisis with an indomitable spirit.

• 不ふ撓とう不ふ屈くつの努ど力りょくが実みを結むすんだ。

  Their tenacious efforts bore fruit.