— 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

  • 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)