noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈtoɹi/
UK:/ˈtɔːɹi/
rhymes with -ɔːɹi
1
noun
Meaning 1
A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Shinto, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tori gate
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of torus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, misspelling, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Japanese 鳥居 (torii, literally “bird abode”).
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
鳥居 /鸟居
(niǎojū)
— traditional shrine gate
French:
torii
— traditional shrine gate
German:
Torii
— traditional shrine gate
Japanese:
鳥居
(torii)
— traditional shrine gate
Marathi:
तोरीइ
(torīi)
— traditional shrine gate
Polish:
torii
— traditional shrine gate
Portuguese:
torii
— traditional shrine gate
Russian:
тории
(torii)
— traditional shrine gate
Spanish:
torii
— traditional shrine gate
Thai:
โทริอิ
— traditional shrine gate
Ukrainian:
торії
(toriji)
— traditional shrine gate