裸
Meanings
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.
He jumped into the sea naked.
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).
The bare trees in winter look cold.
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).
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).
She spoke to me with an open heart.
Usage patterns
- 裸で〈動詞〉to do something in the nude/naked
He got into the bath naked.
- 〈人〉を裸にするto strip someone bare/naked
The robber stripped him naked and took his clothes.
- 裸の〈物〉a bare, uncovered ~
A bare light bulb hangs from the ceiling.
- 裸から〈動詞〉to start from nothing, penniless
He rebuilt the company starting from nothing.
Expressions· 7
- 裸になるtake off one's clothes; undress; get naked
- 裸の王様naked emperor; person of high standing with a warped view of reality
- 裸の質量bare mass
- 丸裸にするstrip someone naked; undress someone completely · leave penniless; clean out; take everything from
- 丸裸になるbe stripped naked; be completely undressed · lose everything; be cleaned out