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図太い (ずぶとい, zubutoi) Japanese meaning: bold | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 図太い · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 図ず 太ぶと い 図ず 太ぶと くない Polite 図ず 太ぶと いです 図ず 太ぶと くないです also 図ず 太ぶと くありません Past polite 図ず 太ぶと かったです 図ず 太ぶと くなかったです also 図ず 太ぶと くありませんでした Past 図ず 太ぶと かった 図ず 太ぶと くなかった Te-form 図ず 太ぶと くて 図ず 太ぶと くなくて Adverbial 図ず 太ぶと く Conditional 図ず 太ぶと ければ 図ず 太ぶと くなければ Tara conditional 図ず 太ぶと かったら 図ず 太ぶと くなかったら
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かれ
は
図ず
太ぶと
い
から
、
怒おこ
ら
れ
て
も
平へい
気き
だ
。
He's so thick-skinned that he doesn't care even when he gets scolded.
That new employee is bold, and immediately gave his opinion to the boss.
Kanji 太 plump, thick, big around Related words 図太い emphasizes a person's bold, thick-skinned personality, while 太い alone in this sense mainly appears in fixed phrases like 神経が太い.
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.
図太い implies a thick-skinned nerve or shameless boldness, while 大胆 is more neutral or even admirable.
Written forms 図ず 太ぶと い Usage 83%
ずぶとい Usage 17%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing.
Etymology Formed from the intensifying prefix ず- and 太い, “thick,” hence figuratively “bold” or “shameless.” 図 is an applied spelling for the prefix.
