丸裸(まるはだか)

まるはだか
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
stark naked; completely exposed; stripped bare
informaldescriptive
1. stark naked; completely nude
Wearing absolutely nothing; completely unclothed.
子(こ)どもたちが丸裸(まるはだか)で川(かわ)で遊(あそ)んでいる。
The children are playing in the river stark naked.
温泉(おんせん)では丸裸(まるはだか)になるのが普通(ふつう)だ。
It's normal to be completely naked at a hot spring.
2. stripped bare; completely exposed; losing everything
Figuratively, having everything taken away or revealed, leaving nothing hidden. Used for financial ruin, exposure of secrets, or trees losing all their leaves.
騙(だま)されて財産(ざいさん)を全部(ぜんぶ)失(うしな)い、丸裸(まるはだか)になった。
He was tricked and lost all his assets, left with nothing.
ギャンブルで丸裸(まるはだか)にされた。
He was stripped bare by gambling.
秘密(ひみつ)が暴(あば)かれて丸裸(まるはだか)にされた気分(きぶん)だ。
I feel completely exposed now that my secrets have been revealed.
冬(ふゆ)になると木(き)は葉(は)を落(お)として丸裸(まるはだか)になる。
In winter, the trees shed their leaves and become completely bare.

Usage

Combines 丸(まる) (completely) with 裸(はだか) (naked). The literal meaning is straightforward, but the figurative usage (losing everything, being fully exposed) is very common. Can be used as a noun, な-adjective, or の-adjective.

Common collocations

  • 丸裸(まるはだか)になる (to become stark naked; to be stripped of everything)
  • 丸裸(まるはだか)にされる (to be stripped bare)
  • 丸裸(まるはだか)にする (to strip someone bare)

Similar words

  • 裸(はだか): naked — the basic word, without the intensifier
  • 素裸(すはだか): completely nude — similar but rarer
  • 丸腰(まるごし): unarmed — figuratively defenseless, but without weapons specifically

Related Words

Related: 裸(はだか) (naked (basic word))
Compare: 丸腰(まるごし) (unarmed)
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Added 2026.3.18 17:05 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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