torii

== English == === 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) (Shinto) A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. Synonym: tori gate ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== torii (misspelling) plural of torus == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 鳥居 (torii). === Noun === torii m (invariable) torii == Japanese == === Romanization === torii Rōmaji transcription of とりい