Word Meaning 胴長短足

どうながたんそく dounagatansoku

胴長短足 is read as どうながたんそく (dounagatansoku) and means having a long torso and short legs.

Meaning

English

having a long torso and short legs
long-bodied and short-legged

Reading

Kana

どうながたんそく

Romaji

dounagatansoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 99445 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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胴付長靴

どうつきながくつ

waders (waterproof pants often fitted with boots, used mostly by fishermen)

胴長

どうなが

possessing a long torso

胴が長い

どうがながい

having a long body

胴の長い

どうのながい

long-bodied

短足

たんそく

short-legged

長足

ちょうそく

rapid progress

長崎女子短大

ながさきじょしたんだい

Nagasaki Women's Junior College

洗足学園魚津短期大学

せんぞくがくえんうおづたんきだいがく

Senzokugakuen'uozu Junior College

長短

ちょうたん

(relative) length

一長一短

いっちょういったん

(something having its) merits and demerits

長所は短所

ちょうしょはたんしょ

if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness

芸術は長く人生は短し

げいじゅつはながくじんせいはみじかし

art is long, life is short