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図々しい (zuuzuushii) Japanese meaning: shameless | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 図々しい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 図ずう 々ずう しい 図々ずうずう しくない Polite 図々ずうずう しいです 図々ずうずう しくないです also 図々ずうずう しくありません Past polite 図々ずうずう しかったです 図々ずうずう しくなかったです also 図々ずうずう しくありませんでした Past 図々ずうずう しかった 図々ずうずう しくなかった Te-form 図々ずうずう しくて 図々ずうずう しくなくて Adverbial 図々ずうずう しく Conditional 図々ずうずう しければ 図々ずうずう しくなければ Tara conditional 図々ずうずう しかったら 図々ずうずう しくなかったら
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I was surprised by his shameless request.
It might be cheeky of me, but could I have one more?
Usage patterns 図々ずうずう しい 〈 人ひと〉 〉 a shameless/brazen person
He's a shameless guy who always uses other people's things without asking.
図々ずうずう しくも 〈 動詞どうし〉 〉 to have the nerve/audacity to do something
He had the audacity to ask to borrow my car.
図々ずうずう しい 〈 事こと〉 〉 をお 願ねが いする to make a shamelessly bold request
Related words· 10 厚かましい stresses a persistent, thick-skinned boldness, while 図々しい focuses on a shameless lack of restraint in a specific act.
図太い describes an unshakable nerve or boldness that isn't fazed by pressure, whereas 図々しい specifically criticizes brazen, inconsiderate behavior toward others.
無遠慮 highlights a lack of consideration or tact, while 図々しい adds a stronger sense of shameless self-serving audacity.
生意気 is cheekiness typically from someone younger or less experienced acting above their place, whereas 図々しい applies to shameless boldness regardless of age or status.
Show 6 more 図々しい focuses on shameless audacity or nerve, while 馴れ馴れしい specifically describes acting too close or familiar with someone.
図々しい describes shameless, brazen behavior toward others, matching the more negative sense of 横着 as impudent or dishonest.
図々しい describes brazen or impudent behavior in social situations, while 恥知らず is a harsher moral condemnation implying a total lack of shame.
Opposites 謙虚 describes a modest, humble attitude, the opposite of the brazen self-assertion implied by 図々しい.
控えめ describes reserved, restrained behavior, contrasting with the pushy shamelessness of 図々しい.
Written forms 図ずう 々ずう しい Usage 67%
Standard kanji spelling with the repetition mark 々.
ずうずうしい Usage 32%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
図ずう 図ずう しい Usage <1%
Variant spelling without the repetition mark; less common but still used.
Etymology Derived from the reduplicated mimetic element ずうずう (onomatopoeic for being brazen or thick-skinned) plus the adjectival suffix しい. The kanji 図 (plan, diagram) is used for its sound, not its meaning.
I know it's a shameless request, but could you lend me some money?
のこのこ
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図々しい directly describes a person's shameless, pushy attitude, while のこのこ specifically describes the casual, unbothered manner of showing up somewhere one shouldn't.
ずうずうしい is an adjective describing a person's shameless character, whereas ぬけぬけ is an adverb describing the manner of a specific bold act.
図々しい emphasizes shameless boldness in asking or acting, while 虫がいい focuses on the unfairness of the selfish request itself.
