どう
Meanings
Noun
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)
4. dealer
also written as 筒
Kanji used
torso
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (38 in total)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
waist; girth; measurement around waist
padded, sleeveless undergarment; vest
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
trunk; torso; second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
torso; body; trunk
possessing a long torso
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
having a long body; long-bodied
vasculum; case for botanical specimens; satchel; small leather bag
waist; girth; measurement around waist
Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
chamber (of a revolver)
waders (waterproof pants often fitted with boots, used mostly by fishermen)
bellyband; money belt
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; person who rents out space for gambling and charges commission
avarice; heartlessness; greed
avarice; heartlessness; greed
tub-sided samurai cuirass
sound box (of an instrument); sounding box
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
second player (out of three); player that goes after the dealer
renting out space for gambling and charging a commission on the proceeds; person who rents out space for gambling
bronze statue
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
renting out space for gambling and charging a commission on the proceeds; person who rents out space for gambling
saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw
cavity resonator; microwave resonance cavity; rhumbataron
saw with a spine; tenon saw; back saw
twin-boom aircraft; twin-fuselage aircraft
Examples (1 in total)
A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.