鳥居

Etymology
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Noun

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

Etymology
Compound of. From old legends about birds possessed by kami and sitting on tree branches.

First cited to a text from 922.

Noun

 * 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
 * 1) the top horizontal bar of a balance scale for measuring weight