無 神 経(むしんけい)

むしんけい

na-adjective, noun

insensitive; tactless

1. insensitive; tactless; inconsiderate

lacking awareness or concern for others' feelings; saying or doing things without considering their impact

彼(かれ)は無神経(むしんけい)だ。

He's insensitive.

無神経(むしんけい)な発言(はつげん)で傷(きず)つけてしまった。

I hurt them with an insensitive remark.

It's way too insensitive to laugh at her worries.

無(む) (without) + 神経(しんけい) (nerves, sensitivity)
Literally "without nerves" or "lacking sensitivity."

鈍感(どんかん): slow to notice (feelings, hints, even pain); 無神経(むしんけい) is the harsher word for words or actions that trample on others' feelings
神経質(しんけいしつ) looks like the opposite but means nervous, fussy; the opposite of 無神経(むしんけい) is 気遣(きづか)いができる (considerate)

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Added 2026.1.27 12:47 · Revised 2026.9.26 15:28

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