晒す・曝す|さらすsarasu[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto bleach; to refine
- godan verb, transitive verbto rinse (vegetables); to soak
- godan verb, transitive verbto doxx; to dox; to make someone's private information public without permission
- godan verb, transitive verbto sentence (someone) to public humiliation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 晒す(さらす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 晒します(さらします) |
| Negative (nai) | 晒さない(さらさない) |
| polite (masen) | 晒しません(さらしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 晒さず・晒さぬ(さらさず・さらさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 晒した(さらした) |
| polite (mashita) | 晒しました(さらしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 晒さなかった(さらさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 晒しませんでした(さらしませんでした) |
| Te form | 晒して(さらして) |
| Potential | 晒せる(さらせる) |
| Passive | 晒される(さらされる) |
| Causative | 晒させる(さらさせる) |
| Causative passive | 晒させられる(さらさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 晒せば(さらせば) |
| tara | 晒したら(さらしたら) |
| Volitional | 晒そう(さらそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 晒しましょう(さらしましょう) |
| Imperative | 晒せ(さらせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym露出ろしゅつWrittenWritten/formal prose word for baring skin or media exposure, as in 「メディア露出」; 「晒す」 stresses placing something under the sun or in public view.
- Synonym暴露ばくろWrittenWritten/formal prose word for revealing secrets or scandals, as in 「秘密を暴露」; 「晒す」 stresses exposure to public gaze or danger.
- Synonym露呈ろていWrittenWritten/formal prose word for weaknesses or problems coming to light, as in 「弱点を露呈」; 「晒す」 is actively placing something out in the open.
- Synonymさらけ出すさらけだすCasualColloquial verb for laying everything bare without reserve, as in 「本性をさらけ出す」; 「晒す」 also covers sun-drying and bleaching.
- Synonymむき出すむきだすCasualColloquial verb for baring something like the teeth, as in 「歯をむき出す」; 「晒す」 leans toward sun or public exposure.
- Related見せつけるみせつけるCasualColloquial verb for deliberately showing something off to others, as in 「仲の良さを見せつける」; 「晒す」 is about exposing something outward.
- Related見せびらかすみせびらかすCasualColloquial verb for showing off with pride; 「晒す」 centers on exposing something or making an example of it.
- Related誇示こじWrittenWritten/formal prose word for flaunting power or ability, as in 「力を誇示」; 「晒す」 is about exposure itself.
- Related触れさせるふれさせるWrittenWritten/formal prose word for letting someone come into contact with something; 「晒す」 is about exposure to the elements, danger or public view.
- RelatedひけらかすCasualColloquial verb for showing off knowledge or skill, as in 「知識をひけらかす」; 「晒す」 is about exposing or parading something.
- Antonym隠すかくすNeutralNeutral verb for hiding or concealing things; it stands opposite to 「晒す」 in exposing versus hiding.
- Antonym覆うおおうNeutralNeutral verb for covering or shielding something; it stands opposite to 「晒す」 in exposing versus covering.
Use 「晒す」 for leaving something under sun and weather, in public view or in danger, as in 「恥を晒す」 and 「危険に晒す」; it also means to bleach. For laying everything bare pick 「さらけ出す」, for revealing secrets 「暴露」, and for showing off 「見せびらかす」; the opposite is 「隠す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


