鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)

てつめんぴ
noun, na-adjective
brazen; shameless; thick-skinned
formalpersonality
1. brazen; shameless; thick-skinned
Having an iron face — utterly shameless and impervious to embarrassment or criticism. Describes someone who acts shamelessly without any sign of remorse or self-consciousness. Always negative in nuance.
あの男(おとこ)は鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)だ。
That man is utterly shameless.
嘘(うそ)がばれても平気(へいき)でいるとは、鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)にも程(ほど)がある。
Remaining calm even after being caught in a lie — there are limits to being shameless.
自分(じぶん)の失敗(しっぱい)を認(みと)めず、鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)な態度(たいど)で押(お)し通(とお)した。
Without admitting his own mistake, he pushed through with a brazen attitude.

Usage

Literally means "iron face skin." Used as both a な-adjective (鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)な態度(たいど)) and a noun (鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)だ). The word is always critical — it describes someone who should feel shame but does not.

Common collocations

Similar words

厚(あつ)かましい (impudent) and 図(ず)々しい (brazen, pushy) are more colloquial alternatives. 鉄面皮(てつめんぴ) is more literary and emphatic.

Related Words

Synonym: 図々(ずうずう)しい (brazen (colloquial))
Synonym: 厚(あつ)かましい (impudent (colloquial))
Related: 厚顔(こうがん) (brazen, shameless, impudent)
Compare: 面(つら)の皮(かわ)が厚(あつ)い (shameless)
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Added 2026.3.9 12:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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