torii

Noun

Meaning

torii (plural torii)

(Shinto) A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

As was custom, Torii vowed that he would not be taken alive. Source: Internet

In an act of loyalty to his lord, Torii chose to remain behind, pledging that he and his men would fight to the finish. Source: Internet

Ten men or more cannot kill such a man." citation citation Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561 Torii Mototada (1539–1600) was a feudal lord in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Source: Internet

There are many locations of stone ritual structures, refined burial practices and early Torii that lend to the continuity of primal Shinto. Source: Internet

Torii and Tokugawa both agreed that the castle was indefensible. Source: Internet

Shrines are fronted by a distinctive Japanese gate (鳥居, torii ) made of two uprights and two crossbars denoting the separation between common space and sacred space. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tories Tories on bikes torify Torikka torikumi torikumi-hyo