胴どう

noun

trunk; torso; body

Refers to the main part of the body excluding the head and limbs; can also mean the waist or abdomen in context.

• 彼かれは胴どうが長ながくて足あしが短みじかい。

  He has a long torso and short legs.

• 胴どうに巻まき付つけるタイプのサポーターを使つかっている。

  I use a supporter that wraps around the waist.

noun

plastron (kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te)

In kendo, the plastron is the torso protector; also refers to the winning technique of touching the opponent's plastron.

• 剣けん道どうでは胴どうを打うつと一いっ本ぽんになる。

  In kendo, striking the plastron scores a point.

noun

frame (drum); sound box (shamisen); hull (ship)

Used for the main body or hollow structure of musical instruments and vessels.

• 太たい鼓この胴どうは木きでできている。

  The drum's frame is made of wood.

• 三味線しゃみせんの胴どうには猫ねこの皮かわが張はってある。

  The shamisen's sound box is covered with cat skin.

noun

dealer (hanafuda)

Rare hanafuda term for the dealer; also written as 筒. Cross-referenced with 親 (おや) sense 2.

See also: 親 (おや)

• 花はな札ふだでは、胴どうが親おやとして場ばを仕し切きる。

  In hanafuda, the dealer acts as the parent and manages the game.