胴切り

どうぎり

Also written どう切り, 胴斬り

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive horizontal cut (esp. fish, plant, etc.)
2. Noun horizontal cut across the torso (sword technique) (esp. 胴斬り)

Kanji

• 胴 torso. Read as ドウ.
• 切 cut. Read as きり.

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