明みょう神じん鳥とり居い

noun

myōjin torii; type of torii with a curved double lintel

A specific style of Shinto shrine gate characterized by a curved upper lintel (kasagi) and a straight secondary lintel (shimaki) beneath it, with the pillars often having a slight inward lean. Used in architectural and religious contexts.

• この神じん社じゃの入いり口ぐちには明みょう神じん鳥とり居いが立たっている。

  A myōjin torii stands at the entrance of this shrine.