torii

See also: ⛩ and -torii

English
A torii.

Etymology

From Japanese 鳥居 (torii, literally “bird abode”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtoɹi/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːɹi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹi

Noun

torii (plural torii)

  1. (Shinto) A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
    Synonym: tori gate
    • 1994 November 22, Stuart D. B. Picken, Essentials of Shinto: An Analytical Guide to Principal Teachings, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 146:
      The torii marks the entrance to the sacred grounds of a shrine. There are a variety of types of torii, each with a unique history. Regardless of origin, the torii is inseparably identified with the image of Shinto.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鳥居 (torii).

Noun

torii m (invariable)

  1. torii

Japanese

Romanization

torii

  1. Rōmaji transcription of とりい
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