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胴どう
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Meanings
Noun
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 used
胴torso
Pitch accent
どう
Used in vocabulary
胴どう上あげ
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
Noun
救きゅう命めい胴どう衣い
life jacket; life vest
Noun
胴どう回まわり
waist; girth; measurement around waist
Noun
胴どう巻まき
bellyband; money belt
Noun
胴どう切ぎり
horizontal cut (esp. fish, plant, etc.); horizontal cut across the torso (sword technique)
Noun
胴どう締じめ
scissors maneuver (in wrestling, judo, etc.); scissors manoeuvre; belt; waistband
Noun
胴どう差ざし
(wooden) girder; girt
Noun
回かい胴どう式しき遊ゆう技ぎ機き
slot machine
Noun
胴どう掛かけ
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
Noun
胴どう掛がけ
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
Noun
胴どう当あて
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
Noun
胴どう突づき
ramming; rammer
Noun
Examples1
A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.