bare skin; naked skin
Refers to skin without clothing, makeup, or covering; often used in contexts like skincare, sun exposure, or direct contact.
素肌に直接日焼け止めを塗る。
Apply sunscreen directly to bare skin.
彼女は
She has beautiful bare skin.
素肌 specifically means skin with no makeup or clothing on it, while 地肌 more broadly covers bare skin, scalp, ground, or material surface.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Rarely used kanji form; 肌 is overwhelmingly preferred.
Compound of 素 (su, 'bare, unadorned') and 肌 (hada, 'skin'). The reading すはだ is a straightforward combination of the two elements.