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A Japanese gateway of light post-and-lintel construction designed usually with delicately curved lines and commonly built at the approach to a Shinto shrine. (plural)

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  • A torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine.
  • In the centre of this court stands a fine bronze torii.
  • As she sees the lanterns through the red torii side gate.
  • In front of the temple stands a wooden arch, called a torii.
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