Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 厚かましい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 厚あつ かましい 厚あつ かましくない Polite 厚あつ かましいです 厚あつ かましくないです also 厚あつ かましくありません Past polite 厚あつ かましかったです 厚あつ かましくなかったです also 厚あつ かましくありませんでした Past 厚あつ かましかった 厚あつ かましくなかった Te-form 厚あつ かましくて 厚あつ かましくなくて Adverbial 厚あつ かましく Conditional 厚あつ かましければ 厚あつ かましくなければ Tara conditional 厚あつ かましかったら 厚あつ かましくなかったら
Usage patterns 厚あつ かましくも 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to have the nerve to do something
He had the nerve to say he wanted to borrow my car.
厚あつ かましいお 願ねが いですが 、 〈 事こと 〉 I know this is a bold request, but...
I know it's a lot to ask, but could you lend me a little money?
〈 人ひと 〉 の 厚あつ かましい 態たい 度ど someone's brazen/shameless attitude
Everyone was shocked by her shameless attitude.
Related words· 6 図々しい stresses a thick-skinned, unabashed attitude, while 厚かましい focuses on overstepping social boundaries with presumptuous requests or familiarity.
無遠慮 describes tactless, inconsiderate behavior in general, whereas 厚かましい specifically implies shameless boldness in asking for favors or acting overly familiar.
生意気 refers to cheeky or impertinent behavior often tied to youth or status, while 厚かましい applies regardless of age and centers on shameless presumption.
厚かましい directly means brazen or impudent behavior, while 太い conveys the same idea more narrowly through set expressions such as 太い神経 .
Show 2 more Show fewer 厚かましい focuses on being pushy or overly forward, while 恥知らず emphasizes a deeper lack of moral sense or shame.
厚かましい is an adjective meaning 'impudent, presumptuous', close in meaning to ぬけぬけ but used to describe a trait rather than the way an action is done.
Opposites 謙虚 means modest and humble, the opposite of 厚かましい , which describes brazen, self-serving boldness.
慎ましい describes reserved, unassuming behavior, contrasting with the pushy, shameless conduct implied by 厚かましい .
Don't confuse with 厚い means physically thick (e.g. a thick book), while 厚かましい , despite sharing the kanji 厚 , describes shameless or presumptuous behavior.
厚かましい means shamelessly impudent (always negative), while 大胆 can be positive or neutral, describing admirable courage.
Written forms 厚あつ かましい Usage 67%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the only written form.
あつかましい Usage 33%
Etymology Derived from 厚い (あつい , 'thick') + 構う (かまう , 'to care about'), literally meaning 'thick-skinned enough not to care about others' opinions'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Edo period.
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