神しん明めい鳥とり居い

noun

shinmei torii; type of torii with a single straight top lintel

A specific style of Shinto shrine gate characterized by a straight upper beam (kasagi) and no secondary beam, associated with the Shinmei style of shrine architecture.

• 伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐうの鳥とり居いは神しん明めい鳥とり居いの代だい表ひょう例れいです。

  The torii at Ise Grand Shrine is a representative example of a shinmei torii.

• 神しん明めい鳥とり居いは、笠かさ木ぎがまっすぐで、島しま木ぎがないのが特とく徴ちょうです。

  A shinmei torii is characterized by a straight kasagi (top beam) and the absence of a shimagi (secondary beam).