胴

音読おんよみ: ドウ

訓読くんよみ: （なし）

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: 月（にくづき）

Meaning

Torso / Trunk / Main Body

  • 胴体どうたい — torso / body trunk
  • 胴どう着ぎ — padded body protector (kendo / martial arts)
  • 胴元どうもと — the house / organizer / banker (in gambling)
  • 胴回どうまわり — waist measurement
  • 胴上どうあげ — tossing someone in the air in celebration

胴 combines the body radical 月（にくづき）with the sound element ドウ, meaning the main part of the body. It refers to the torso — the central mass excluding the head and limbs. This sense appears in words like 胴体 (torso), 胴着 (protective gear in martial arts), and 胴元 (the person running a game or event).

体

胴体どうたい — 胴 is the torso / main trunk. 体 is the body. Put together, 胴体 is literally “body core.” Think of a robot or an airplane diagram: the胴体 is the central body section, separate from the head, arms, or wings.

元
Creates

胴元どうもと — the house / organizer / banker (in gambling)

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