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晒す · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

expose; leave out in the open

Broadly used for physical exposure to sun, wind, rain, or danger, as well as making something public or visible.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

bleach; refine by exposure

Specifically for whitening cloth or refining materials by leaving them in sun and water.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Used in cooking for rinsing or soaking vegetables, often to remove bitterness or dirt.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

doxx; expose private info online

Colloquial internet slang for publicly revealing someone's personal information without consent.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

sentence to public humiliation

historical term

Historical punishment where a criminal was publicly displayed, often in stocks or pillory.

〈物もの〉を日にっ光こうに晒さらすto expose (something) to sunlight
洗せん濯たく物ものを日にっ光こうに晒さらして乾かわかした。
I exposed the laundry to sunlight to dry it.
〈物もの〉を水みずに晒さらすto soak (vegetables) in water
玉たまねぎを水みずに晒さらして辛からみを取とった。
I soaked the onion in water to remove its sharpness.
個こ人じん情じょう報ほうを晒さらすto expose someone's personal information online
彼かれの個こ人じん情じょう報ほうがネットで晒さらされた。
His personal information was exposed online.
〈物もの〉を晒さらすto bleach cloth by exposing it to sun and water
昔むかしは布ふを川かわで晒さらして白しろくした。
In the old days, cloth was bleached white by exposing it in the river.
〈人ひと〉を危き険けんに晒さらすto expose someone to danger
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの命いのちを危き険けんに晒さらして人ひと々びとを救すくった。
He risked his own life to save people.
恥はじを晒さらすto expose oneself to shame or embarrassment
人ひと前まえで恥はじを晒さらしてしまった。
I embarrassed myself in front of others.

暴ばく露ろN1sense 1
暴露 means to disclose or reveal secrets and scandals, while 晒す more broadly means to expose something to view, elements, or danger.
公こう開かいN1sense 1
公開 is a neutral, formal word for making something public or open, whereas 晒す often implies unwanted or harsh exposure.
露ろ出しゅつN1sense 1
露出 focuses on something becoming visible or uncovered (like skin or film to light), while 晒す emphasizes the act of deliberately leaving something exposed.
当あてるN3
当てる is used for exposing something to light, wind, or rain in a specific way, while 晒す emphasizes prolonged or deliberate exposure, often to sunlight or weather.

隠かくすN3sense 1
隠す means to hide or conceal something, the opposite of 晒す's meaning of exposing it to view.
包つつみ込こむ
曝す means to expose something to the open air or view, the opposite of 包み込む's act of enclosing and hiding something within.

晒さらし者もの
person exposed to public ridicule; pilloried criminal; public humiliation
晒さらし
bleaching; soaking · bleached cotton; bleached cloth · doxxing; doxing · public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
寒かん晒ざらし
exposure to cold; cold weathering
晒さらし粉こ
bleaching powder; chlorinated lime
未み晒さらし
unbleached; undyed

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棚たな晒ざらし
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer · being shelved; left unresolved
晒さらし木綿もめん
bleached cotton cloth
洗あらい晒ざらす
fade by overwashing; wash out

晒さらすUsage18%
Standard kanji for exposing, bleaching, and public humiliation senses.
さらすUsage76%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the doxxing sense.
曝さらすUsage6%
Often used for exposure to elements or danger; largely interchangeable with 晒す.

The kanji 晒 and 曝 both convey exposure to sun or elements. The verb さらす is native Japanese, and its exact derivation is uncertain.