Japanese symbol for “nudity”
裸
はだか
Romaji: hadaka
nakedness; nudity
In Japanese, nudity is 裸, read はだか (hadaka).
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 nakedness; nudity
- adj-no, n bareness; nakedness; baldness; being uncovered
- adj-no, n being penniless
- adj-no, n concealing nothing; openness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “nudity”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 素っ裸 | すっぱだか suppadaka | nudity |
| 裸体 | らたい ratai | naked body; nudity |
| 真っ裸 | まっぱだか mappadaka | nudity |
| マッパ | マッパ mappa | nudity |
| 赤肌 | あかはだ akahada | nakedness; nudity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 全裸 | ぜんら zenra | stark naked; completely naked; nude |
| 裸婦 | らふ rafu | nude woman; female nude |
| 裸足 | はだし hadashi | barefoot |
| 裸眼 | らがん ragan | bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision |
| 裸体 | らたい ratai | naked body; nudity |
| 丸裸 | まるはだか maruhadaka | being stark-naked |
See also: Chinese symbol for “nudity”.
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.