Kanji
胴
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1904
trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel
On'yomi (音読み)
ドウ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
胴
どう
trunk; torso
胴体
どうたい
trunk; torso
胴親
どうおや
banker (gambling); bookmaker
寸胴鍋
ずんどうなべ
stockpot
胴二
どうに
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
胴付鋸
どうつきのこぎり
saw with a spine; tenon saw
台胴
だいどう
dado (part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice)
逆胴
ぎゃくどう
hitting the left side of the torso (in kendo)
双胴機
そうどうき
twin-boom aircraft
輪胴式弾倉
りんどうしきだんそう
cylinder (of a revolver)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
胴上げ
どうあげ
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
胴取り
どうとり
renting out space for gambling and charging a commission on the proceeds; person who rents out space for gambling
胴付き
どうづき
plane area at the base of a tenon (in woodworking)
クリ胴枯病
クリどうがれびょう
chestnut blight; chestnut canker
胴突き
どうづき
ramming; rammer
Example sentences
ダックスフントは、非常（ひじょう）に長（なが）い胴（どう）と短（みじか）い足（あし）をしたドイツ犬（いぬ）である。
A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.
彼（かれ）は胴体（どうたい）に負傷（ふしょう）した。
He was wounded in the body.