裸 means “naked, bare”

はだか · hadaka

Also: nude, uncovered, partially clothed

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はだか

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ラ

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The story

Clothing (衤) beside fruit (果): picture a fruit peeled bare. 裸 is naked: 裸足 is barefoot, 裸眼 the naked eye, and at Okayama's winter 裸祭り, crowds of men in loincloths scramble for a pair of lucky sticks.

Used in 裸 (hadaka, naked), 裸足 (hadashi, barefoot), and 裸眼 (ragan, naked eye)

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