鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)

てつめんぴ
noun / adjective (na)
brazen; shameless; thick-skinned
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:

  • 鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)な態度(たいど) (brazen attitude)
  • 鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)な人(ひと) (shameless person)
  • 鉄面皮(てつめんぴ)にも程(ほど)がある (there are limits to being shameless)

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.

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