"不死" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɸɯ̟̊ᵝɕi] Forms: 不死 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), fushi [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 不死 (MC pjuw|pjuwX|pjut sijX, literally “not + die”). First attested in Japanese to a text from 797 CE. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=ふし}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|不死|lit=not + die}} 不死 (MC pjuw|pjuwX|pjut sijX, literally “not + die”), {{C.E.|nodots=1}} CE, {{CE}} CE Head templates: {{ja-noun|ふし}} 不(ふ)死(し) • (fushi)
  1. immortality, deathlessness, eternal life, life without death Derived forms: 不死身 (fujimi) (ruby: 不死身(ふじみ)) (english: invulnerability, indestructibility), 不死鳥 (fushichō) (ruby: (), (), (ちょう)) (english: phoenix), 不老不死 (furō fushi) (ruby: (), (ろう), (), ()) (english: agelessness and immortality)

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