JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 胴: "trunk, torso, hull (ship)"
The kanji 胴 means "trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ドウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1904 of 2,501 |
Common words with 胴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 胴体trunk; torso; body · body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
- 胴trunk; torso; body; abdomen · plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
- 胴着(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
- 胴上げtossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
- 胴元banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; person who rents out space for gambling and charges commission · manager; boss
- 胴回りwaist; girth; measurement around waist
- 寸胴cylindrical · having no waist; undefined (waist); rectangle (body shape); straight
- 胴間声(vulgar) thick voice
- 胴衣padded, sleeveless undergarment; vest
- 寸胴鍋stockpot
- 救命胴衣life jacket; life vest
- 胴部torso; body; trunk
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