to|ri|i

to|ri|i
to|ri|i «TR ee ee, TOHR-», noun, plural -ri|i.
a gateway at the entrance to a Japanese Shinto shrine, built of two uprights and two crosspieces.
[< Japanese torii < tori bird + i a roost (because the structure was a roosting spot for birds)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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