noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Literal state of being without clothes. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.
彼は裸で海に飛び込んだ。
He jumped into the sea naked.
裸の赤ちゃんがお風呂に
A naked baby is in the bath.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Describes something exposed, without its usual covering, or bald. Common in phrases like 裸の山 (bare mountain) or 裸電球 (bare light bulb).
冬の裸の木々が寒そうに見える。
The bare trees in winter look cold.
彼は頭が裸になってきた。
He is getting bald.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Figurative use meaning having no money or assets. Often used in set phrases like 裸になる (go broke) or 裸一貫 (starting with nothing).
事業に失敗して裸になった。
He went broke after his business failed.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Figurative use meaning hiding nothing, being completely open or honest. Common in expressions like 裸の心 (bare heart) or 裸の自分 (one's true self).
彼女は裸の心で話してくれた。
She spoke to me with an open heart.