胴どう体たい
Meanings
Noun
1. trunk; torso; body
This dog has a long body and short legs.
2. body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
This plane has a long fuselage.
Kanji used
torso
body
Pitch accent
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うたい
Top 6000
Composed of
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
Examples (6 in total)
This plane has a long fuselage.
It is about the size of a human torso.
The rocket's body shudders, and it slowly lifts off.