Japanese symbol for “exposed”

丸出し

まるだし

Romaji: marudashi

(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view

In Japanese, exposed is 丸出し, read まるだし (marudashi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

adj-no, n (fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)

Written forms: 丸出し、丸だし、まる出し. Readings: まるだし.

Kanji and stroke order

丸

round, full (month), perfection

on: ガン
kun: まる、まる.める、まる.い

3 strokes · JLPT 2

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “exposed”

Word	Reading	Meaning
露	あらわ arawa	exposed; scanty; bare

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
日の丸	ひのまる hinomaru	red or gold circle representing the Sun
丸い	まるい marui	round; circular; spherical
丸み	まるみ marumi	roundness; rotundity
弾丸	だんがん dangan	bullet; shot; shell
丸ごと	まるごと marugoto	in its entirety; whole; wholly
丸々	まるまる marumaru	plump; rotund; chubby
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out

See also: Chinese symbol for “exposed”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.