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Kanji: Immortal - 06-02-2008, 09:14 AM

Is there a kanji for immortal?
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06-02-2008, 09:24 AM

i don't know how accurate this is

i think it actually means immortality
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06-02-2008, 09:44 AM

Cool Thx Alot Firu - any possibility of getting it so i can copy it as text?
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06-02-2008, 09:49 AM

1. 不朽

2. 永遠

3. 不死

4. 不滅

It all depends on what kind of immortality you are referring to.
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06-02-2008, 09:56 AM

here you go: 不死

by the way, I think that 不死 means "immortal" in a physical way (meaning "that can't die"). If you would like to refer to a concept, not a living object, you should use 不滅 (which means "that can't be destroyed").
See these two examples.
不死の化け物 -> an immortal monster
不滅の愛 -> an immortal love
a monster is a living thing, "love" is an abstract object.
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06-02-2008, 09:57 AM

Yeh i meant "Immortal" as in wont die so was cyclamen right with 不死?
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06-02-2008, 10:01 AM

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Yeh i meant "Immortal" as in wont die so was cyclamen right with 不死?

Yes if you mean a person not dying.
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06-02-2008, 10:03 AM

yep cool >> do "不" "死" mean anything by themselves? i am learning a bit of japanese.... i kind of skipped all the kanji tho
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06-02-2008, 10:05 AM

不 = not, no, opposite of

死 = death
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06-02-2008, 10:10 AM

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不 = not, no, opposite of

死 = death
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