Japanese symbol for “shirtless”
上半身裸
じょうはんしんはだか
Romaji: jouhanshinhadaka
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
In Japanese, shirtless is 上半身裸, read じょうはんしんはだか (jouhanshinhadaka).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shirtless”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上裸 | じょうら joura | naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation; rise; improvement |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 地上 | ちじょう chijou | above ground; on the ground; earth's surface |
| 半分 | はんぶん hanbun | half |
| 後半 | こうはん kouhan | second half; latter half |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 全裸 | ぜんら zenra | stark naked; completely naked; nude |
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