Illustration: In a small neighborhood tailoring shop, a tailor wraps a measuring tape around a customer’s torso over a close-fitting undershirt. The customer holds both arms well away from the body so the chest, waist, and abdomen are unobstructed.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

胴どう

dou

torso, body

Example sentences

  1. 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けんである。

    A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.

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  2. 猫ねこの胴どうを両手りょうてで支ささえた。

    I supported the cat’s body with both hands.

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  3. 子こどもが人形にんぎょうの胴どうにリボンを巻まいた。

    The child wrapped a ribbon around the doll’s torso.

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Kanji in 胴

  • 胴trunk; torsoOnドウ

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