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胴

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 胴

どう
Noun
Freq #8871
1

trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist

Examples
γƒ€γƒƒγ‚―γ‚Ήγƒ•γƒ³γƒˆγ―γ€ιžεΈΈγ«ι•·γ„θƒ΄γ¨ηŸ­γ„θΆ³γ‚’γ—γŸγƒ‰γ‚€γƒ„ηŠ¬γ§γ‚γ‚‹γ€‚
A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.
2

plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)

3

frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)

4

Rare term; Hanafuda; Also written as η­’

dealer

Kanji in this Word

胴
10 strokes
Frequency: 1904
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

trunk
torso
hull (ship)
hub of wheel

Readings

On β€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ドウ
πŸ“

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