# 胴 — Torso

Frequency rank 1953 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 萩 (Bush clover), less common than 裾 (Lapel).

- On’yomi: どう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level XV of XX

Meat on the left is the same as on the right — when the meat is the same all the way through, it's a uniform torso, the body's trunk.

In words:

- 胴 どう — trunk;body;frame

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