鳥居

鳥居

Chinese

		bird; penis	reside
trad. (鳥居)		鳥	居
simp. (鸟居)		鸟	居

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): niǎojū

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: niǎojū
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄩ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neaujiu
    • IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

Noun

鳥居

1. torii (symbolic gate to a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳥	居
とり Grade: 2	い Grade: 5
kun’yomi

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

Etymology

Compound of 鳥 (tori, “bird”) +‎ 居 (i, “abode”). From old legends about birds possessed by kami and sitting on tree branches.[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) とりい [tòríí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [to̞ɾʲii]

Noun

鳥居 (hiragana とりい, rōmaji 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 (か)表 (ひょう) (kahyō)

Proper noun

鳥居 (hiragana とりい, rōmaji 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