胴体(どうたい)

どうたい
noun
torso, body, fuselage
body-part
See also: 導体(どうたい) (conductor (homophone))
1. torso, trunk, body
The main part of the human or animal body excluding the head, arms, and legs.
胴体(どうたい)をひねる運動(うんどう)をした。
I did exercises that twist the torso.
この彫刻(ちょうこく)は胴体(どうたい)だけで頭(あたま)がない。
This sculpture has only a torso and no head.
選手(せんしゅ)は胴体(どうたい)の筋肉(きんにく)を鍛(きた)えるトレーニングを続(つづ)けている。
The athlete continues training to strengthen the muscles of the torso.
2. fuselage, body (of a vehicle or aircraft)
The main body of an aircraft, ship, or other vehicle, excluding wings, tail, and other appendages.
飛行機(ひこうき)の胴体(どうたい)に亀裂(きれつ)が見(み)つかった。
A crack was found in the fuselage of the airplane.
この機体(きたい)は胴体(どうたい)が広(ひろ)く、座席(ざせき)が横(よこ)に九(きゅう)つ並(なら)んでいる。
This aircraft has a wide fuselage with nine seats across.
胴体(どうたい)着陸(ちゃくりく)とは車輪(しゃりん)を出(だ)さずに着陸(ちゃくりく)することだ。
A belly landing is landing without deploying the landing gear.

Usage

For the body sense, 胴体(どうたい) refers specifically to the trunk — the core body minus limbs and head. This distinguishes it from 体(からだ) (the whole body) and 胴(どう) (the torso in martial arts or armor contexts).

For aircraft, 胴体(どうたい) is the standard term for the fuselage, parallel to English aviation terminology.

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Related Words

Related: 主翼(しゅよく) (main wing (of an aircraft))
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Added 2026.2.27 16:45 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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