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How to say 'Barefoot' in Japanese | はだし

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The Japanese word for Barefoot is 'Hadashi', written as はだし in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Barefoot

    Reading

    Hadashi

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'はだし (hadashi)' means 'barefoot'. It refers to the state of not wearing any footwear, with the feet directly touching the ground or surface. This word is often used to describe someone who is walking or standing without shoes, or to emphasize a natural or informal state. For example: The child is running barefoot「子供がはだしで走っている」(こどもがはだしではしっている). I walked barefoot on the beach「私ははだしでビーチを歩いた」(わたしははだしでビーチをあるいた). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe something in its most basic or unadorned form.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    7296

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word はだし

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ha
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Da
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Shi

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'Hadashi' means 'Barefoot' .

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