図々(ずうずう)しい

Forms

• 図々(ずうずう)しい (plain form)
• 図々(ずうずう)しく (adverbial form)
• 図々(ずうずう)しさ (noun form - shamelessness)

Similar words

• 厚(あつ)かましい (presumptuous, pushy)
• ふてぶてしい (brazen, shameless)
• 恥知(はじし)らず (shameless person)
• 面(つら)の皮(かわ)が厚(あつ)い (thick-skinned)

Usage

• Strongly negative when describing others
• Can be used self-deprecatingly to acknowledge one's own bold request
• Different from confidence - implies disregard for others

Cultural note

• Japanese culture values 遠慮(えんりょ) (reserve/restraint)
• Being 図々(ずうずう)しい violates expectations of modesty
• Used to criticize people who don't follow social norms

Common expressions

• 図々(ずうずう)しくも (impudently, brazenly)
• 図々(ずうずう)しいにも程(ほど)がある (There's a limit to shamelessness)

Common collocations

• 図々(ずうずう)しいお願(ねが)い (shameless request)
• 図々(ずうずう)しい態度(たいど) (impudent attitude)
• 図々(ずうずう)しい人(ひと) (shameless person)