Japanese

鳥居: A typical red torii, as seen at the Ryōsen-ji Buddhist temple in Nara.

Noun

鳥居 ‎(hiragana とりい, romaji torii, historical hiragana とりゐ)

1. a torii: a symbolic gate to a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
2. a similar roofless gate to a residence
3. the top bar of a railing
4. the top horizontal bar of a balance scale for measuring weight

Synonyms

• (shrine gate): 華表 (かひょう, ​kahyō)

Proper noun

鳥居 ‎(hiragana とりい, romaji Torii, historical hiragana とりゐ)

1. A surname​.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3