鳥居

Japanese

鳥居: A typical red torii, as seen at the Ryōsen-ji Buddhist temple in Nara.

Kanji in this term
鳥	居

Etymology

Compound of 鳥 (tori, “bird”) +‎ 居 (i, “sitting; a seat”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [to̞ɾiː]

Noun

鳥居 (hiragana とりい, romaji torii, historical hiragana とりゐ)

1. a symbolic gate to a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
2. a similar roofless gate to a residence
3. the top bar of a railing
4. the top horizontal bar of a balance scale for measuring weight

See also

• 鳥居 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia
• Torii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Torii

Proper noun

鳥居 (hiragana とりい, romaji Torii, historical hiragana とりゐ)

1. A surname.