naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed
On'yomi (音読み)
- ラ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はだか
About this kanji
The kanji 裸 primarily means "naked" or "uncovered" and is often used as a noun in various contexts. Its kun'yomi reading is はだか (hadaka), and it can also be found in compounds. For example, 裸足 (はだし, hadashi) means "barefoot," referring to the state of not wearing shoes. Another compound, 全裸 (ぜんら, zenra), translates to "stark naked," indicating complete nudity. Additionally, 裸眼 (らがん, ragan) means "bare eyes," referring to someone not wearing glasses or contact lenses. Note that while this kanji deals with nudity, it can also be used metaphorically, like in describing an uncovered or vulnerable state.
Example sentences
彼は裸で湖に飛び込んだ。
He jumped into the lake naked.
Meanings across languages
- English
- naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed
- Tiếng Việt
- trần trụi
- 日本語
- 裸
- 한국어
- 빨간
- 中文
- 裸体
- id
- telanjang, telanjang
- th
- เปลือย, เปลือยเปล่า, ไม่ปิดบัง
- es
- desnudo, cubierto parcialmente
- fr
- nu, nude, découvert
- de
- nackt, nackt, unbedeckt
- pt
- nu, exposto
Common compounds
- 裸足はだしbarefoot, superior to (e.g. a professional), outdoing
- 全裸ぜんらstark naked, completely naked, nude
- 丸裸まるはだかbeing stark-naked, having no possessions, losing all one's belongings
- 裸眼らがんbare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.), uncorrected vision, unaided vision
- 裸婦らふnude woman, female nude
- 裸体らたいnaked body, nudity
- 赤裸あかはだかstark naked, nude, bare
- 半裸はんらhalf-nakedness
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