図太い

• 読み: ずぶとい
• ローマ字: zubutoi
• 漢字の分解: 図 (zu) — used phonetically; 太 (futo/ta) — thick, bold
• 発音: /zɯ.bɯ.to.i/

意味

Bold; thick-skinned; brazen; impervious to embarrassment. Describes a person who remains unshaken by criticism, social pressure, or humiliation.

An i-adjective similar to 図々しい but often carrying a degree of grudging admiration for mental toughness alongside the reproach. 図太い神経 (thick nerves) is the defining collocation, sometimes used admiringly of someone who stays composed under fire. Whether the tone is critical or complimentary depends entirely on context. A 図太い人 may be seen as shamelessly self-interested or admirably resilient.

例文

1. 失敗を笑い飛ばすあの図太い神経には、正直なところ羨ましさすら覚える。
2. 厳しい批判を受けても動じない彼の図太さが、結果的にプロジェクトを救ったとも言える。
3. あれほど叱られて平然としているとは、かなり図太い人間だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: character assessment, workplace, admiration, criticism

トーン: mixed

起源と歴史

Compound of 図 (zu, used phonetically) and 太い (futoi, thick/bold). The image is of someone with nerves so thick that embarrassment and shame simply cannot penetrate them. Attested from the Meiji era onward.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal