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響胴 (きょうどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

響きょう胴どう

Meanings

1

noun

sound box; soundbox

Refers to the hollow body of a stringed instrument that amplifies sound.

バイオリンの響きょう胴どうは音おとを大おおきくする役やく割わりがある。
The violin's sound box serves to amplify the sound.

Kanji

響echo, sound, resound
胴trunk, torso, hull (ship)

Similar words

共きょう鳴めい胴どう
共鳴胴 is a broader term for any resonating body, while 響胴 specifically refers to the sound box of a musical instrument.

Etymology

Compound of 響 (きょう, 'echo, sound') and 胴 (どう, 'trunk, body'), literally 'sound body'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.