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Reading

Kana: どう
Romaji: dou
Kana
Romaji

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

(かれ)胴体(どうたい)負傷(ふしょう)した。
➥He was wounded in the body.
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それは女性(じょせい)(あたま)、ライオンの胴体(どうたい)(とり)(つばさ)とヘビの()()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(ひじょう)(なが)(どう)(みじか)(あし)をしたドイツ(けん)である。
➥A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.
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中国(ちゅうごく)のフットボールの試合(しあい)では、選手達(せんしゅたち)(あし)胴体(どうたい)使(つか)い、()使(つか)っていませんでした。そしてゴールは(きぬ)でできた(あみ)にある(あな)でした。
➥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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