不尽

See also: 不盡

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 不尽 – see 不盡 (“endless; not completely”). (This term is the simplified form of 不盡).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
不	尽
ふ Grade: 4	じん Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
不盡 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 不盡 (MC pjuw dzinX, literally “endless”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふじん [fùjíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ʑĩɴ]

Noun

不(ふ)尽(じん) • (fujin)

inexhaustibility
a closing for letters, notes, etc.: yours truly
Synonyms: 不一 (fuitsu), 不悉 (fushitsu), 不宣 (fusen)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
不	尽
ふ Grade: 4 (ateji)	じん > じ Grade: S (ateji)
goon	irregular

Alternative spelling
不盡 (kyūjitai)

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Explain loss of final -n, possibly through fusion with possessive particle の (no₂) in MYS poems.”

Proper noun

不(ふ)尽(じ) • (Fuji)

Archaic spelling of 富士 (Fuji): Mount Fuji

Derived terms

不尽山(ふじさん) (Fujisan)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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