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to·ri·i (tôr

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n. pl. torii

The gateway of a Shinto temple, consisting of two uprights supporting a concave crosspiece with projecting ends and a straight crosspiece beneath it.

[Japanese : tori, bird + i- (from iru, to dwell).]

torii [ˈtɔːrɪˌiː]

n pl -rii

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a gateway, esp one at the entrance to a Japanese Shinto temple

[from Japanese, literally: a perch for birds]

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torii (redirected from Japanese gateway)

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