The kanji 裸 primarily means "naked," "bare," or "exposed." It conveys the idea of being without clothing or covering, revealing the natural state of something. It can also imply a lack of something, or being stripped of possessions or protection.

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

⚫︎ 裸体 Translation: nude body ⚫︎ 裸足で歩く Translation: to walk barefoot ⚫︎ 裸の王様 Translation: The Emperor's New Clothes (literally: "The Naked Emperor")

The kanji 裸 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. ⚫︎ The left side, 衣 (koromo - clothes), acts as the semantic component, indicating that the character relates to clothing or lack thereof. ⚫︎ The right side, 果 (ka - fruit), acts as the phonetic component, providing the sound "ra." The original meaning of 果 is fruit, which is exposed to air. Therefore, it extended the meaning to being naked or uncovered.