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jmdict 2850931 Active (id: 2152443)
明神鳥居
みょうじんとりい
1. [n] {architecture}
▶ myōjin torii
▶ [expl] type of torii topped by a curved double lintel



History:
2. A 2021-10-17 06:43:33  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2021-10-17 04:30:00  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj daij
https://www.japan-architecture.org/torii-gate/
Shinmei torii is the simpler form of torii gate, characterized by the single straight lintel.
enwiki:
The shinmei torii, whose structure agrees with the historians' reconstruction, consists of just four unbarked and 
unpainted logs

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