1.
stark naked; completely nude
Wearing absolutely nothing; completely unclothed.
子どもたちが丸裸で川で遊んでいる。
The children are playing in the river stark naked.
温泉では丸裸になるのが普通だ。
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.
騙されて財産を全部失い、丸裸になった。
He was tricked and lost all his assets, left with nothing.
ギャンブルで丸裸にされた。
He was stripped bare by gambling.
秘密が暴かれて丸裸にされた気分だ。
I feel completely exposed now that my secrets have been revealed.
冬になると木は葉を落として丸裸になる。
In winter, the trees shed their leaves and become completely bare.
USAGE:
Combines 丸 (completely) with 裸 (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:
- 丸裸になる (to become stark naked; to be stripped of everything)
- 丸裸にされる (to be stripped bare)
- 丸裸にする (to strip someone bare)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 裸: naked — the basic word, without the intensifier
- 素裸: completely nude — similar but rarer
- 丸腰: unarmed — figuratively defenseless, but without weapons specifically