# 胴 — torso

胴 means “torso”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ドウ (dou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 胴 (dou, “trunk; torso”).

- Meaning: torso
- On'yomi: ドウ (dou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 4

## How to remember 胴

Sounds like 同: both read ドウ.

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 同 same

## Words with 胴

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 胴 | どう (dou) | trunk; torso |

## Don't confuse it with

[洞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cave/) · [筒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tube/) · [嗣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/heir/) · [喩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/metaphor/)

## More in the “Body & health 4” set

[盲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blind/) · [裸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/naked/) · [膜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/membrane/) · [脇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/armpit/) · [腸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intestines/) · [舌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tongue/) · [胎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/womb/) · [肪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/animal-fat/) · [胴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torso/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torso/. Last updated 2026-11-01.