The kanji 裸 primarily means "naked," "undressed," or "exposed." It refers to a state of being without clothing or covering. The core concept is about a lack of concealment and a state of vulnerability or openness.

・On-yomi (音読み): ラ (ra) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): はだか (hadaka)

⚫︎裸の王様 Translation: The Emperor's New Clothes (literally, "The naked emperor") ⚫︎裸足 Translation: Bare feet (literally, "naked feet") ⚫︎全裸 Translation: Completely naked (literally, "whole naked")

The kanji 裸 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is the radical 衤 (衣: clothes), which provides the semantic component, indicating that the meaning is related to clothing. The right side is 果 (ka), which gives the phonetic component, suggesting the pronunciation "ra". The original meaning of 果 is fruit, which, when peeled, is exposed. This idea of exposure combined with the radical for clothes, creates the meaning of undressed or naked.