無恥(むち)

むち
na-adjective
shameless; brazen; impudent
1. shameless; brazen; impudent; having no sense of shame
Lacking any feeling of shame or embarrassment about one's actions or behavior, especially when such behavior is considered morally wrong or socially unacceptable.
無恥(むち)な行為(こうい)だ。
It's a shameless act.
あの政治家(せいじか)の無恥(むち)な態度(たいど)には呆(あき)れる。
I'm appalled by that politician's brazen attitude.
厚顔(こうがん)無恥(むち)にも、自分(じぶん)の非(ひ)を認(みと)めようとしない。
With brazen shamelessness, they refuse to admit their fault.

USAGE:
Often appears in the four-character compound 厚顔(こうがん)無恥(むち) (brazen-faced and shameless). A strongly negative term used to condemn behavior that lacks basic moral self-awareness.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 厚顔(こうがん)無恥(むち) (brazen and shameless)
  • 無恥(むち)な行為(こうい) (shameless behavior)
  • 無恥(むち)な態度(たいど) (shameless attitude)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 厚(あつ)かましい: shameless, audacious — more colloquial
  • 恥知(はじし)らず: shameless person — a noun form

Related Words

Homophone: 無知(むち) (ignorance)
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Added 2026.3.15 9:18 · Revised 2026.4.11 9:58
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