JLPT N1 · Noun

鳥居 (torii)

鳥居 (とりい, torii) is a Japanese noun meaning “torii (Shinto shrine archway)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とりい
Romaji: torii
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

torii (Shinto shrine archway) · noun

Example sentences

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?

Tatoeba #75635

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 鳥居

鳥

bird, chickenチョウ・とり · 11 strokes

居

reside, to be, existキョ・コ・い.る・-い · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鳥居.

鳥とりbird小鳥ことりsmall bird渡り鳥わたりどりmigratory bird居るいるto be (of animate objects)芝居しばいplay居間いまliving room (Western style)居眠りいねむりnodding off (while sitting)住居じゅうきょdwelling皇居こうきょImperial Palace (of Japan)隠居いんきょretirement (from work)居住きょじゅうresidence転居てんきょmoving同居どうきょliving together

Source: JMdict entry 1430280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.