1.
barefoot; bare feet
The state of not wearing shoes or socks, with feet directly touching the ground.
裸足で歩く。
To walk barefoot.
子どもたちは裸足で砂浜を走り回った。
The children ran around barefoot on the sandy beach.
裸足で芝生の上を歩くと気持ちがいい。
It feels good to walk barefoot on the grass.
2.
to put someone to shame (figurative)
Used in the pattern 〜も裸足で逃げる to mean someone is so skilled that even a professional would run away barefoot in defeat.
プロも裸足で逃げる腕前だ。
His skill is so great that even professionals would run away barefoot.
彼女の料理は、シェフも裸足で逃げるほどだ。
Her cooking is so good that even chefs would run away barefoot.
素人なのに玄人も裸足の出来だった。
Although an amateur, the result would put professionals to shame.
USAGE:
Also written as 素足 or はだし in kana. In Japan, going barefoot indoors (after removing slippers) is common in traditional settings, but going barefoot outdoors has the same connotations as in Western cultures.
The figurative expression 〜も裸足で逃げる (even ~ would run away barefoot) is an idiom meaning someone is so skilled that professionals would flee in defeat.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 裸足で歩く (to walk barefoot)
- 裸足で走る (to run barefoot)
- 裸足で逃げる (to run away barefoot — figurative for being outclassed)