adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. unbending, inflexible, tenacity, indomitableness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
不撓 ふとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
bend, train, lithe
トウ たわ.む しな.う (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
high, far
ギョウ たか.い (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)