How to say "torso" in Japanese

• 胴体どうたいCommon
  nounThe trunk as an anatomical region — the body without head, arms or legs. The straightforward choice where English says 'torso' or 'trunk', as in anatomy, descriptions of animals, or injuries.
  それは女性じょせいの頭あたま、ライオンの胴体どうたい、鳥とりの翼つばさとヘビの尾おを持もっていた。↗

  It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
• 胴どうJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe shorter counterpart of 胴体, covering the same trunk sense; it can also mean the abdomen, so context decides whether it points to the whole torso or the belly and middle of the body.
  ダックスフントは、非常ひじょうに長ながい胴どうと短みじかい足あしをしたドイツ犬けんである。↗

  A dachshund is a dog from Germany with a very long body and short legs.
• 体からだJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounPrimarily the word for the body as a whole, head and limbs included, and it also covers health and physique; its 'torso' sense is secondary, so prefer 胴体 or 胴 for the trunk itself.

For the anatomical trunk — the body without head and limbs — choose 胴体, or 胴 when the abdomen or middle is meant; 体 primarily means the body as a whole and only secondarily the trunk.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 胴体どうたいtrunk
• 胴どうtrunk
• トルソーtorso
• 胴部どうぶtorso
• 躯幹くかんbody
• 胴中どうなかtrunk
• 体からだtorso