胴 – Vocabulary details

胴どう

Noun

1. trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist

胴どうは太ふとく、他ほかの馬うまよりも脚あしが短みじかい。The torso is thick, and the legs are shorter than those of other horses.

2. plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)

彼かれは胴どうはまだつけているが、面めんは取とっている。He still has his chest protector on, but he's taken off his mask.

3. frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)

4. dealer

also written as 筒

torso

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trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)

(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt

tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)

頭あたまがあり、手て足あしがあり、胴どうがある。

It has a head, arms and legs, and a torso.

彼かれは胴どうはまだつけているが、面めんは取とっている。

He still has his chest protector on, but he's taken off his mask.

胴どうでなく面めんにいったのも巧たくみでした。

Going for the head instead of the body was clever, too.

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