How to say "nudity" in Japanese

• 裸はだかJLPT N3approx.Common
  no-adjectiveCovers nudity as the state of being naked or bare — having no clothes on. This is the word for ordinary situations, from bathing to saying that someone is undressed.
  その少年しょうねんは上半身じょうはんしん裸はだかであった。↗

  The boy was naked to the waist.
• 裸体らたいCommon
  nounRefers to the naked body itself rather than the state of undressing; as 'nudity' it fits contexts where the bare body is observed or depicted, notably in art and descriptive writing.

Use 裸 for nudity as the state of being naked; 裸体 points to the naked body itself, so it suits references to nudity as something seen or depicted, as in art.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 裸はだかnakedness
• 裸体らたいnaked body
• 素っ裸すっぱだかnudity
• 真っ裸まっぱだかnudity
• まっぱnudity
• 赤肌あかはだnakedness