noun
grazed skin; abraded skin
Refers to skin that has been scraped or rubbed raw, often from a fall or friction. Used in everyday contexts.
転んで膝が赤肌になった。
I fell and grazed my knee.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bare mountain surface
Describes a mountain slope or area where vegetation is absent, exposing bare earth or rock. Often used in geographical or descriptive contexts.
山の赤肌が遠くからでも見える。
The bare surface of the mountain is visible even from a distance.
noun
Rare or archaic use; modern Japanese typically uses 赤裸 (あかはだか) for nakedness. This sense is mostly found in older texts or as a bound form in compounds.
See also: 赤裸 (あかはだか)
古語では「赤肌」が裸を意味することもある。
In classical language, 赤肌 can mean nakedness.
赤裸 is the standard modern word for nakedness, while 赤肌 primarily means grazed skin or bare mountain surface.
Compound of 赤 (red/bare) and 肌 (skin/surface). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meanings of exposed or abraded skin and bare ground.