torii
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 鳥居 (torii, literally “bird abode”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
torii (plural torii)
- (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[edit]
traditional shrine gate
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 鳥居 (torii).
Noun[edit]
torii m (invariable)
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
torii
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