鳥居

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • a torii: a symbolic gate to a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
  • a similar roofless gate to a residence
  • the top bar of a railing
  • the top horizontal bar of a balance scale for measuring weight

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 鳥 (bird) + Japanese 居 (residence, sitting in a place, existing in a place, there is, being in a place, being, abode, reside).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

residence, sitting in a place, existing in a place, there is, being in a place, being, abode, reside

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Miscellaneous function words

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