Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.).
  2. to bleach, to refine.
  3. to rinse (vegetables), to soak.
  4. to doxx, to dox, to make someone's private information public without permission. Colloquialism.
  5. to sentence someone to public humiliation. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
晒す さらす
 
曝す さらす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bleach, refine, expose
さら.す さらし サイ (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
west, Spain
にし サイ セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)