不ふ退たい転てん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

determination; unwavering conviction

A somewhat formal or literary noun for firm, unshakable resolve. Often used in contexts of spiritual or moral steadfastness.

彼かれは不ふ退たい転てんの決けつ意いで難なん局きょくに立たち向

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He faced the crisis with unwavering determination.

不ふ退たい転てんの信しん念ねんがあれば、どんな困こん難なんも乗のり越こえられる。

With unshakable conviction, you can overcome any difficulty.

Usage patterns

不ふ退たい転てんの決けつ意いで〈事こと〉に取とり組くむto tackle something with unwavering determination
彼かれは不ふ退たい転てんの決けつ意いで新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうに取とり組くんだ。
He tackled the new venture with unwavering determination.
不ふ退たい転てんの覚かく悟ごを示しめすto show unwavering resolve
政せい府ふは改かい革かくへの不ふ退たい転てんの覚かく悟ごを示しめした。
The government showed its unwavering resolve toward reform.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
退retreat, withdraw, retire
転revolve, turn around, change

Related words

決けつ意いN2
決意 is the common, everyday word for making up one's mind, while 不退転 adds a formal, almost solemn sense of resolve that will never waver.
覚かく悟ごN3
覚悟 focuses on being mentally prepared to face hardship, whereas 不退転 stresses that the resolve itself will never retreat once set.
信しん念ねんN1
信念 refers to a personal belief or conviction one holds, while 不退転 emphasizes the unshakable, never-backing-down quality of that resolve.
不ふ屈くつ
不屈 describes an indomitable spirit that refuses to be broken by hardship, while 不退転 specifically describes resolve that will not retreat from a chosen path.

Built from

不ふ+退たい転てん

Etymology

A Buddhist term originally meaning 'non-retrogression' (never turning back on the path to enlightenment). In modern Japanese, it is used more broadly for unshakable determination.