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裸

naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ラ

Kun'yomi

  • はだか

Meaning

裸 centers on the state of being without covering: naked, nude, or uncovered. The sense of partially clothed is a natural extension where some covering is missing.

Most common words using 裸

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  • 裸はだか
    N3

    nakedness; nudity

  • 全裸ぜんら

    stark naked; completely naked; nude

  • 裸足はだし
    N2

    barefoot

  • 裸体らたい

    naked body; nudity

  • 半裸はんら

    half-nakedness

  • 丸裸まるはだか

    being stark-naked

  • 裸眼らがん

    bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision

  • 赤裸あかはだか

    stark naked; nude; bare

  • 赤裸せきら

    stark naked; nude; bare

  • 素っ裸すっぱだか

    nudity

  • 裸族らぞく

    naked tribe

  • 裸婦らふ

    nude woman; female nude

  • 真っ裸まっぱだか

    nudity

  • 裸一貫はだかいっかん

    having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless

  • 赤裸々せきらら

    naked; nude

  • 裸身らしん

    naked body

  • 裸出歯鼠はだかでばねずみ

    naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

  • 上半身裸じょうはんしんはだか

    naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

  • 上裸じょうら

    naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

  • 丸裸にするまるはだかにする

    to strip a person of all his or her clothes

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Etymology

裸 combines 衤 (clothing) with 果, which likely contributes the sound and possibly the idea of fruit being bare or exposed. The character expresses the absence of clothing.

Meaning mnemonic

The clothing radical 衤 beside 果 (fruit) suggests fruit without its peel: bare and uncovered. Picture a piece of fruit stripped of its skin, just as a naked body is without clothes.

Reading mnemonic

For ラ, imagine a naked person singing 'la la la' in the shower, completely uncovered: la -> ラ.