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What does 胴 (どう, dou) mean?

胴 (どう, dou) means torso, body; kendo chest armor.

Quick facts
Readingどう
Romajidou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
どう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondou

torso, body; kendo chest armor

  1. 1noun trunk; torso; body
  2. 2noun plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
  3. 3noun frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)
  4. 4noun dealer

Example sentences

  • The snake's body is long and stretched out.

  • I practice striking the torso in kendo.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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