胴

どう · dou · JLPT N1 · noun

body

胴 — body

🌳 Radical 月 (flesh, body part) + 同 (sound dou) = the body's trunk

月 is the flesh/body-part radical, so the character relates to the body. 同 supplies the sound dou. The meaning is the torso, the body without head and limbs, or a vehicle's frame.

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