裸
naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed
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
20 of 67- 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
Study
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.