鳥居

とりい

Shinto shrine archway

What does 鳥居 mean?

鳥居 is a Japanese noun meaning Shinto shrine archway in English. It is written as 鳥居 in kanji, とりい in hiragana, and torii in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

鳥居と言うと、階段を上がったところにあった赤いオブジェ?

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