This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Word

どう
trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)
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胴体

どうたい
body; trunk; torso
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胴上げ

胴揚げ
どうあげ
lifting a person high (in celebration); tossing someone into the air; carrying someone on shoulders
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回胴式遊技機

かいどうしきゆうぎき
slot machine
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胴着

胴衣
どうぎ
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
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胴差し

どうざし
(wooden) girder; girt
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胴震い

胴顫い
どうぶるい
shivering
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救命胴衣

きゅうめいどうい
life-jacket; life-vest
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胴切り

どうぎり
cutting horizontally into the torso (with a sword)
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胴中

どうなか
trunk; torso