Meaning
鳥居 (とりい, torii) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “torii (Shinto shrine archway)”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 9
その神社の鳥居は黒い
The gate of that Shinto shrine is black.
室は鳥居元忠の娘。
Muro was the daughter of Mototada Torii.
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.
定次自身の身柄は鳥居忠政預かりとされた。
Sadatsugu himself was put under the custody of Tadamasa TORII.
銅鳥居(重文)-銅鳥居と書いて「かねのとりい」と読む。
The copper torii (Important Cultural Property) – written "銅鳥居" and read "kanenotorii".
鳥居と言うと、階段を上がったところにあった赤いオブジェ?
By 'Torii' you mean that red objet d'art at the top of the steps?
鯨鳥居とは神社の鳥居が鯨の骨(主に肋骨)でできている鳥居である。
Kujira torii (an archway to a Shinto shrine) is a torii of a shrine made of whale bones (mainly ribs).
鳥居は樹皮がついたままの「黒木の鳥居」で、古代の鳥居の形式を伝えている。
The torii is a made of unbarked lumber and represents the style of torii that existed in ancient times.