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胴体 (どうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胴どう体たい

ど

う

た

い

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

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.

2

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.

Kanji

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

Similar words

身しん体たい
身体 is a more general term for the whole physical body, often used in medical or formal contexts, while 胴体 specifically refers to the trunk or main body excluding extremities.
機き体たい
機体 refers to the entire body of an aircraft, including wings and tail, whereas 胴体 focuses on the central fuselage.

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.