Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 丸まる 出だ しにする to leave something fully exposed or bare
He was sleeping with his belly fully exposed.
〈 事こと 〉 が 丸まる 出だ しだ for a feeling or attitude to be blatantly obvious, undisguised
His attitude was full of undisguised disgust.
Kanji 丸 round, full (month), perfection Related words むき出し emphasizes physical bareness or exposure of something normally covered, while 丸出し often implies a lack of concealment in attitude, speech, or appearance, with a critical tone.
あからさま describes an attitude or intention shown too openly and bluntly, while 丸出し can also describe literal physical exposure, not just attitude.
丸出し stresses that something which should normally be hidden is blatantly showing, while 丸見え simply describes the state of being fully visible without that judgmental nuance.
Written forms 丸まる 出だ し Usage 76%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday writing.
まるだし Usage 14%
まる 出だ し Usage 6%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard practical spelling.
丸まる だし Usage 4%
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Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard practical spelling.
Etymology Compound of 丸 (まる , 'whole, complete') and 出し (だし , nominalized form of 出す 'to put out'). Literally 'putting out entirely', it came to mean something fully exposed or undisguised.
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