胴
Reading
Kana:
どう
Romaji:
dou
Definitions
1
trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist
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)
Kanji
Reading: ドウ
Meanings: trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel
Example Sentences
それは女性 の頭 、ライオンの胴体 、鳥 の翼 とヘビの尾 を持 っていた。
➥It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
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ダックスフントは、非常 に長 い胴 と短 い足 をしたドイツ犬 である。
➥A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.
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➥In the Chinese football game in which the players used their feet and bodies - but never their hands - the goal was a hole in a net made from silk.
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