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

traditional shrine gate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鸟居 (zh) (niǎojū)

• German: Torii (de)
• Japanese: 鳥居 (ja) (torii)
• Marathi: तोरीइ m (torīi)
• Polish: torii (pl) f or n
• Russian: тории (ru) n (torii)
• Ukrainian: торії (toriji)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鳥居 (torii).

Noun

torii m (invariable)

1. torii

Japanese

Romanization

torii

1. Rōmaji transcription of とりい