胴 JLPT N1 Kanji 胴 — trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel JLPT N1 10 strokes Secondary (Jōyō) Radical 肉 #1904 most frequent Body · Organ Torso Readings On'yomiドウ Example words 胴どう(1) trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist (2) plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo) (3) frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)