胴体

どうたい

trunk; torso; body

Also:body (of an aircraft)

What does 胴体 mean?

胴体 is a Japanese noun meaning trunk; torso; body in English. It can also be translated as body (of an aircraft) depending on context. It is written as 胴体 in kanji, どうたい in hiragana, and doutai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

それは女性の頭、ライオンの胴体、鳥の翼とヘビの尾を持っていた。

It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.