図々しい (ずうずうしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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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

Meanings

i-adjective

shameless; brazen; impudent; cheeky

Describes a person or behavior that is audaciously forward, lacking proper shame or restraint. Often used critically for someone who acts without regard for others' feelings or social norms.

Kanji

図map, drawing, plan

Related words· 10

厚あつかましいN2
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.
図ず太ぶとい
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.
無ぶ遠えん慮りょN1
無遠慮 highlights a lack of consideration or tact, while 図々しい adds a stronger sense of shameless self-serving audacity.
生なま意い気きN3
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.

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馴なれ馴なれしいN2
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.
横おう着ちゃくN1
図々しい describes shameless, brazen behavior toward others, matching the more negative sense of 横着 as impudent or dishonest.
恥はじ知しらずN1
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

謙けん虚きょN2
謙虚 describes a modest, humble attitude, the opposite of the brazen self-assertion implied by 図々しい.
控ひかえめ
控えめ describes reserved, restrained behavior, contrasting with the pushy shamelessness of 図々しい.

Word family

いけずうずうしい
impudent; shameless

Written forms

図ずう々ずうしいUsage67%
Standard kanji spelling with the repetition mark 々.
ずうずうしいUsage32%
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.

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