厚(あつ)かましい

あつかましい
i-adjective
impudent, shameless, brazen
descriptivepersonality
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present厚(あつ)かましい厚(あつ)かましくない
Past厚(あつ)かましかった厚(あつ)かましくなかった
て form厚(あつ)かましくて厚(あつ)かましくなくて
Adverbial厚(あつ)かましく—
Conditional ば厚(あつ)かましければ厚(あつ)かましくなければ
Conditional たら厚(あつ)かましかったら厚(あつ)かましくなかったら
1. impudent, shameless, brazen, presumptuous
Having no sense of shame; being bold or forward in an inappropriate or offensive way. Often used for people who make unreasonable demands without embarrassment.
厚(あつ)かましい態度(たいど)
a shameless attitude
厚(あつ)かましくも、またお金(かね)を借(か)りに来(き)た。
He shamelessly came to borrow money again.
厚(あつ)かましいお願(ねが)いですが、もう一度(いちど)チャンスをいただけませんか。
I know it's presumptuous, but could you give me another chance?

Adjective type: I-adjective. Conjugates as: 厚(あつ)かましくない, 厚(あつ)かましかった.

Adverbial form: 厚(あつ)かましく (shamelessly, brazenly)

Nuance: 厚(あつ)かましい is strongly negative when describing others, implying a lack of social awareness or shame. However, it can be used self-deprecatingly when making a request (厚(あつ)かましいお願(ねが)いですが...) to acknowledge that one is asking for something unreasonable.

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Synonym: 図々(ずうずう)しい (similar meaning)
Synonym: 厚顔(こうがん) (literary)
Related: 恥知(はじし)らず (shameless)
Related: 厚顔無恥(こうがんむち) (shameless, brazen)
Related: 生意気(なまいき) (impudent)
Compare: 無恥(むち) (shameless)
Compare: 面(つら)の皮(かわ)が厚(あつ)い (shameless)
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Added 2026.1.31 20:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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