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Stroke Count
10 Strokes
Radical
肉 + 6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel
Readings
On'yomi: ドウ。(Kan'you-on Reading)
ズウ。(Go-on Reading)
トウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 胴

Dictionary Entry for 胴

dou
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)
  4. dealer (also written as 筒)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 胴

Construction of Character for 胴

Radicals and parts present in 胴
» Part one, one radical (no.1)
» Part upside-down box radical (no. 13)
» Part mouth
» Part month, moon
Origin and construction of 胴

Kanji related to 胴

  • 寿

  • 調

  • 使

    沿

  • 調

  • 婿

Meanings in Other Languages for 胴

French
  1. tronc (du corps), torse, coque (bateau), moyeu
Portuguese
  1. tronco, torso, casco (navio), cubo de roda
Spanish
  1. tronco (cuerpo), torso

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