鳥居とりい (torii)

torii (Shinto shrine archway)

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Meaning

鳥居 (とりい, torii) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “torii (Shinto shrine archway)”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

その 神社じんじゃ鳥居とりいくろ

The gate of that Shinto shrine is black.

俗に「鳥居前」。

So-called 'Toriimae.'

鳥居には桜が似合うと思う。

I think cherry blossoms go well with torii gates.

稲荷鳥居:台輪(だいりん)鳥居ともいう。

The Inari-style torii is also referred to as the Dairin-style torii.