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noun, plural to·ri·i.
- (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
noun plural -rii
- a gateway, esp one at the entrance to a Japanese Shinto temple
singular and plural, “gateway to a Shinto temple,” Japanese, from tori “bird” + i “to sit, to perch.”