torii

See also: ⛩ and -torii

English

A torii.

Etymology 1

From Japanese 鳥居 (torii, literally “bird abode”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtoɹi/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹi

Noun

torii (plural torii)

1. (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

traditional shrine gate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鸟居 (zh) (niǎojū)

• German: Torii (de)
• Japanese: 鳥居 (ja) (torii)
• Marathi: तोरीइ m (torīi)
• Polish: torii (pl) f or n
• Russian: тории (ru) n (torii)
• Ukrainian: торії (toriji)

Etymology 2

Noun

torii

1. (misspelling) plural of torus
   • 2014 February 4, Torus–Earth‎^[1]:

     So as long as the surface gravity is big enough (by having a small r) this will overcome the centrifugal acceleration and stuff will indeed stay down. But things are much harder to guess for small radius torii.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鳥居 (torii).

Noun

torii m (invariable)

1. torii

Japanese

Romanization

torii

1. Rōmaji transcription of とりい