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N2 Noun

胴(どう)trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist, plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo), frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist

      2. 2.

        plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)

      3. 3.

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

      4. 4.

        dealer

        Rare term, Hanafuda, also written as 筒,

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    胴 【どう】

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    • 胴(どう)は体(からだ)の一部分(いちぶぶん)です。

      The torso is a part of the body.

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    • ほとんどの内臓(ないぞう)が胴(どう)の中(なか)にある。

      Most of the internal organs are inside the abdomen.

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    • 私(わたし)の体(からだ)は胴(どう)が長(なが)くて脚(あし)が短(みじか)いです。

      My body has a long waist and short legs.

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    • 胴(どう)が激(はげ)しく損傷(そんしょう)してもなお、心臓(しんぞう)や肺(はい)は無事(ぶじ)だった。

      Even though the abdomen was severely damaged, the heart and lungs were still intact.

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    • 成長(せいちょう)して胴(どう)が長(なが)くなるにしたがって、内臓(ないぞう)も大(おお)きくなります。

      As they grow and their bodies get longer, their internal organs also get larger.

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