胴どう体たい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

trunk; torso; body

Refers to the main part of a human or animal body, excluding the head, limbs, and tail.

その像ぞうは頭とう部ぶがなく、胴どう体たいだけが残のこっていた。
The statue was missing its head; only the torso remained.
猫ねこの胴どう体たいをそっと撫なでた。
I gently stroked the cat's body.

noun

fuselage; hull; body (of a vehicle)

Used for the main structural body of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle.

飛ひ行こう機きの胴どう体たいに大おおきな亀き裂れつが見みつかった。
A large crack was found in the aircraft's fuselage.
船ふねの胴どう体たいは鋼こう鉄てつでできている。
The ship's hull is made of steel.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉が胴どう体たいに当あたるfor something to hit (someone's) torso
矢やが胴どう体たいに当あたった。
The arrow hit him in the torso.
〈物もの〉が胴どう体たいを支ささえるfor something (muscles, a frame) to support the torso
腹ふっ筋きんが胴どう体たいを支ささえている。
The abdominal muscles support the torso.
胴どう体たいが損そん傷しょうするfor the fuselage/hull to be damaged
飛ひ行こう機きの胴どう体たいが大おおきく損そん傷しょうした。
The airplane's fuselage was badly damaged.

Kanji

胴trunk, torso, hull (ship)
体body, substance, object

Related words

身しん体たいN3sense 1
身体 refers to the whole physical body in general or medical contexts, while 胴体 refers specifically to the trunk, excluding the head and limbs.
機き体たいN1sense 2
機体 covers the entire body of an aircraft including wings and tail, while 胴体 refers only to the central fuselage section.
車しゃ体たい sense 2
車体 is the body of a land vehicle like a car or train, whereas 胴体 is more typically used for the fuselage of an aircraft or hull of a ship.

Don't confuse with

同どう体たい
同体 (meaning 'one body' or a tie/draw in judo) is pronounced identically to 胴体 but refers to unity or a match result, not a physical torso.

Word family

胴どう体たい着ちゃく陸りく
belly landing; gear-up landing

Etymology

Compound of 胴 (どう, 'trunk, torso') and 体 (たい, 'body'). The reading is on'yomi. The word has been used since at least the Edo period to refer to the main part of a body or object.