Kanji Detail for 曝 - "expose, bleach"

曝

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

曝 means "expose, bleach." Also associated with dry.
1. Expose - To lay open to sun or air.
2. Dry - To air out in sunlight.
3. Bleach - To whiten by exposure.
Tattoo check: 曝
- Verified meaning: expose, bleach
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: dry
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

bleach; refine; expose; air

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

sun, air in sun, expose or dry in the sun

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 曝光[bao4 guang1]; Taiwan pr. [pu4]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to air out, to expose to sunlight; to reveal

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To dry in the sun. Originally written as 暴.
Onyomi

baku(バク)

boku(ボク)

hoku(ホク)
Kunyomi

sara.su(さら-す)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)
Related Keywords

expose dry bleach illuminate reveal exposure airing sunning broadcast disclosure display disseminate exhibit light open publicity publish radiation shine showcase

話をすることで自分を曝け出すことを恐れず、英語で他人としゃべるあらゆる機会をとらえなさい。そうすればじきに形式張らない会話の場面で気楽になれるであろう。
Don't be afraid to reveal yourself through speaking; take every opportunity to converse with others in English, and soon you will feel right at home in informal conversational situations.