胴

どう

trunk; torso; body; abdomen

JLPT N1 Common word

Meanings

  1. Noun

    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)
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
  1. dealerRare

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