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Kanji Detail for 胴 - "torso, body"
胴
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Meaning
胴 means "torso, body."
Intestines - Large intestine; bowels.
Torso - The body part excluding head and limbs.
Armor - Protective gear covering chest and abdomen in kendo or armor.
Drum body - The central part of drums and other instruments.
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Words using 胴
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胴体
どうたい
trunk; torso; body
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胴体
どうたい
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Tattoo check: 胴
- Verified meaning: torso, body
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
trunk; torso; hull (ship); hub of wheel
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
the large intestine; the body
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
large intestine; torso
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
the large intestine; the body
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The trunk of the body. Below the head and neck. With the limbs and internal organs removed. It is called 胴 (torso).
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 胴
He was wounded in the body.
Between the head and the torso is the neck.
There are life jackets under your seats.
The human body consists of a head, neck, and torso, and upper and lower extremities.
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.
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.
中国のフットボールの試合では、選手達は足と胴体を使い、手は使っていませんでした。そしてゴールは絹でできた網にある穴でした。
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.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私の尻をおろした所は少し小高い丘の上で、そのすぐ傍がホテルの裏口になっていたので、私の凝としている間に、大分多くの男が塩を浴びに出て来たが、いずれも胴と腕と股は出していなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の友達に横浜の商人か何かで、宅はなかなか派出に暮しているものがありましたが、そこへある時｜羽二重の胴着が配達で届いた事があります。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その男は恥ずかしがって色々弁解しましたが、折角の胴着を行李の底へ放り込んで利用しないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
友達はちょうど幸いとでも思ったのでしょう、評判の胴着をぐるぐると丸めて、散歩に出たついでに、根津の大きな泥溝の中へ棄ててしまいました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の友達に横浜の商人か何かで、宅はなかなか派出に暮しているものがありましたが、そこへある時｜羽二重の胴着が配達で届いた事があります。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その男は恥ずかしがって色々弁解しましたが、折角の胴着を行李の底へ放り込んで利用しないのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
友達はちょうど幸いとでも思ったのでしょう、評判の胴着をぐるぐると丸めて、散歩に出たついでに、根津の大きな泥溝の中へ棄ててしまいました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
More kanji with the radical 肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)
- 肉 meat, body, to gain weight
- 肋 rib
- 肌 skin, surface, texture
- 肖 to resemble, portrait, small
- 肘 elbow, to restrain
- 肝 liver, heart, key point
- 股 thigh, crotch, branch
- 肢 limb, extremity, branch
- 肥 fertile, fat, to fatten
- 肩 shoulder, to bear, young animal
- 肪 fat, fatty
- 肯 to consent, to affirm, willing
- 育 to give birth, to raise, to grow
- 肴 cooked meat, to disturb, side dish
- 肺 lung, heart, red
- 胃 stomach, to digest
- 胆 gallbladder, courage, nerve
- 背 back, to abandon, to betray
- 胎 womb, fetus, pregnancy
- 胞 cell, membrane, sibling
- 胡 barbarian, random, what
- 胤 to succeed, lineage
- 胸 chest, heart, mind
- 能 ability, talent, can
- 脂 fat, tree sap, rouge