torii
See also: -torii
English
Etymology
From Japanese 鳥居 (torii, literally “bird abode”).
Noun
torii (plural torii)
- (Shinto) A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Translations
traditional shrine gate
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Italian
Etymology
Noun
torii m (uncountable)
Japanese
Romanization
torii
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