胴
胴 — Trunk
trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel
On’yomiドウ (dou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 胴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胴 | どう dou | trunk; torso; body |
| 胴体 | どうたい doutai | trunk; torso; body |
| 胴上げ | どうあげ douage | tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration) |
Study notes
胴 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1904 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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