torii

See also: -torii

English
A torii.

Etymology

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

Noun

torii (plural torii)

  1. (Shinto) A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

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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