丸裸|まるはだかmaruhadaka[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. no-adjectivebeing stark-naked
  2. no-adjectivehaving no possessions; losing all one's belongings
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym全裸ぜんらWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese term giving an objective description of total nudity, common in news and reports; unlike 「丸裸」, it is not used for having nothing left.
  • SynonymヌードNeutralLoanword meaning the nude, used mainly in art and entertainment such as photography and painting; lacks 「丸裸」's figurative sense of losing everything.
  • Synonym裸はだかNeutralThe most common word; covers partial or full nudity and also being uncovered or penniless, while 「丸裸」 stresses the whole body and total loss.
  • Synonym真っ裸まっぱだかCasualColloquial word for being stark naked, close to the literal sense of 「丸裸」; unlike 「丸裸」, it does not extend to losing all one's possessions.
  • Synonym素っ裸すっぱだかCasualColloquial; means stark naked, and also losing everything and being penniless. Both senses are close to 「丸裸」, so the two can be used interchangeably.
  • Synonym赤裸あかはだかWrittenWritten word meaning stark naked and also penniless, both senses close to 「丸裸」; rare in everyday speech, where 「丸裸」 or 「真っ裸」 is preferred.
  • Relatedむき出しむきだしNeutralRefers to things being exposed or uncovered, or emotions shown without restraint; not specific to the body and never means losing one's possessions.
  • Antonym着衣ちゃくいWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese word for wearing clothes or the clothes one has on; the antonym of naked 「丸裸」 with respect to whether one is dressed.

Use 「丸裸」 for being completely naked or, figuratively, losing everything, as in 「丸裸にされる」. In everyday speech say 「裸」; news reports use 「全裸」; art contexts use 「ヌード」. 「素っ裸」 and 「赤裸」 can replace it in both senses; 「真っ裸」 only the naked sense.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 全身ぜんしんになにも身みに付つけるていないこと。全裸ぜんら。
  2. 自身じしんの体からだ以外いがい財産ざいさんがないこと。無一文むいちもん。
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