不死身
Meanings
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invulnerability; immortality; insensitivity to pain
Describes a person or being that cannot be killed, wounded, or hurt. Often used figuratively for someone who seems unbreakable or never gets sick. The 'insensibility to pain' nuance is less common and usually appears in contexts of extreme resilience.
He is called the invulnerable man.
That player comes back right away even after an injury. It's as if he's invincible.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉は不死身だto say that someone seems indestructible or immortal
He gets up no matter how many times he falls—he seems immortal.
- 不死身の〈人〉an indestructible/immortal person
That legendary warrior is known as an invincible man.
- 不死身のように〈動詞〉to act as if one were unkillable/invulnerable
He faced the enemy's attacks as if he were invulnerable.