Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1904 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ドウ
Composition: 月 同
Radical: 肉
Meaning: meat
胴 (ドウ) trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist, plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo), frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship), dealer
胴上げ (ドウアゲ) tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
共鳴胴 (キョウメイドウ) sound box (of an instrument), sounding box
響胴 (キョウドウ) sound box (of a musical instrument), soundbox