万古不易

Japanese

Kanji in this term
万	古	不	易
ばん Grade: 2	こ Grade: 2	ふ Grade: 4	えき Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
萬古不易 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 万古 (“eternity”) +‎ 不易 (“unchanging”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ば​んこふ​えき (Atamadaka + Atamadaka)

• (Tokyo) ば​んこふえき [báꜜǹkòfùèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bã̠ŋko̞ɸɯ̟ᵝe̞kʲi]

Noun

万(ばん)古(こ)不(ふ)易(えき) • (banko fueki) 

1. eternally unchanging

   Synonyms: 千古不易, 万世不易, 万代不易

   万古不易(ばんこふえき)の真理(しんり)

   banko fueki no shinri

   the unchanging truth