Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “鳥居”

鳥居

とりい

torii (shinto shrine archway)

Example sentence

By 'Torii' you mean that red objet d'art at the top of the steps?

Kanji details

Kun/On information

鳥
On
ちょう
Kun
とり
Stroke count
11

・bird

・chicken

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
居
On
きょ;こ
Kun
い.る;-い;お.る
Stroke count
8

・reside

・to be

・exist

・live with

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Related words to 鳥居

2 related words

鳥居前町

とりいまえまち

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town that developed in front of a Shinto shrine's torii;town originally built around a Shinto shrine

鳥居配管

とりいはいかん

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right-angled loop (used in plumbing);right-angled expansion pipe;torii-shaped piping