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どう

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どう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    ntrunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist
  2. 2.
    nplastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
  3. 3.
    nframe (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)
  4. 4.
    ndealer

Kanji breakdown

N510 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

ダックスフントは、非常に長い胴と短い足をしたドイツ犬である。

A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.

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どう

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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