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Is there single word in Japanese used for '(fully) clothed' or 'decent'? As
in, 'OK, you can come in, I'm decent now' or 'At least one of the kids is
(fully) clothed (or dressed).' Of course one can express this meaning with
something like 服を着ている, but I just wondered if there is an actual adjective or
noun which is an of opposite of 裸 or 裸体?

I tried a brief search of a couple online EJ dictionaries and looking for 対義語
of 裸・裸体 without a clear answer. The most relevant thing I found is [this EJ
item for decent](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/ej3/22192/m0u/decent/) which
lists as entries 1 and 5:

> **1** 〈服装などが〉まともな，適正な，ふさわしい（▼「非難される点がない」という意味が濃い）；身分相応の，妥当な
>
> **5** ((略式))人前に出られる［見苦しくない］服装をした.

Entry 1 words seem rather general to me--they are not typically used in the
sense I am looking for, correct? Entry 5 seems to be close in meaning for what
I'm looking for, but is a long phrase.
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A word for 'clothed' or 'decent'?
「[身なり](http://bit.ly/1JPkKyK)」 is a noun meaning "clothed appearance." English
phrases like "dress neatly" or "tidy oneself up" can be translated as

> 「[身]{み}なりを[整]{ととの}える」

in Japanese.

"OK, you can come in, I'm decent now." could be said

> 「はい、[入]{はい}っていいですよ。[身]{み}なりが[整]{ととの}いましたから。」
>
> or
>
> 「オーケー、入っていいよ。身なり整ったから。」

However, 「身なりを整える」 sounds somewhat formal. So, the example expressions which
other users have suggested in the comments are more common in casual
conversations.

In [浴衣]{ゆかた} and [着物]{きもの} dress worlds, 「[着姿]{きすがた}」 is a noun meaning
"dressed appearance." But this word seems not to fit your context.

Sometimes, [着衣]{ちゃくい} is used as an antonym of 裸 in some contexts, although
the official antonym of [着衣](http://bit.ly/1UAhTV1) is
[脱衣](http://bit.ly/1NhenZI). In the porn world, 着衣 seems to be an antonym of
[全裸](http://bit.ly/1UAicPn). However, 着衣 itself is a formal word. "Fully-
clothed swimming" is called [着衣水泳](http://bit.ly/1g8AzIn) or 着衣泳 in Japanese.
Anyway, 着衣 may be too formal to fit your context, but it's a possible word in
some situations.

In colloquial Japanese, many people use 「[見]{み}せられる[格好]{かっこう}」 to express a
clothed appearance. For example,

> (knock, knock)
>
> Clothed [涼太]{りょうた}「[美咲]{みさき}ちゃん、[迎]{むか}えに[来]{き}たよ。ドア[開]{あ}けて。」
>
> Half-naked [美咲]{みさき}「あ〜〜まだ、[見]{み}せられる[格好]{かっこう}してない。ちょっと[待]{ま}って。」
>
> Clothed 涼太「いいよ、[俺]{おれ}、そーゆーの[気]{き}にしないから。[開]{あ}けて。」
>
> Half-naked 美咲「わたし、[気]{き}にするから。もうちょっとだけ[待]{ま}って。」

「[人様]{ひとさま}に[見]{み}せられる[格好]{かっこう}ではない」 is a common phrase of 見せられる格好. Tweets on
Twitter may not be good examples of it, but, people use this phrase like
these: [tweets containing 見せられる格好](http://bit.ly/1g7f4aW).

「見せられ **ない** 格好」 can mean not only [裸]{はだか}, but also various embarrassing
appearances. So, 見せられ **る** 格好 is not a perfect opposite of 裸. But the
expression 見せられる格好 may be useful in some situations in real life.

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### Clothed / Unclothed Group of People

I think that there are many words which can be antonyms or quasi-antonyms of
「裸の[人々]{ひとびと}」 in various contexts.

When a noun is used to describe a group of clothed people, what kind of
clothes the people wear is usually specified in Japanese. For example,

> [普段着]{ふだんぎ}の人々／ [正装]{せいそう}の人々 ／ [制服]{せいふく}の人々 ／
>
> [和服]{わふく}の人々 ／ [洋服]{ようふく}の人々 ／
>
> [厚着]{あつぎ}の人々 ／ [薄着]{うすぎ}の人々 ／ [半袖]{はんそで}の人々 ／ [青]{あお}い[服]{ふく}の人々 etc.

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Hope that helps.
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