Talk:Torii

message: Shouldn't there have been a "Citation required" tag added instead of deleting outright?  The legend, and purported connection to Torii origin, is mentioned in the equivalent Japanese wiki page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.250.107 (talk) 08:56, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: On removal of sun legend

message: "as hinted by the kanji (鳥 tori: bird; 居 i: place)"
It is more like (鳥 tori: birds; 居 i: exist). Roughly speaking the kanji is used for the existence (and, indirectly, presence) of living beings. The "this kanji = that meaning" way of thinking is a bit of a mugs game but I don't know if I want to encourage people to go away thinking "居 i: place". 86.25.51.27 18:26, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's just that birds haven't yet managed to realise it. :) chery 17:41, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

text: This completely fails to jibe with Japanese mythology.--Darksasami 22:40, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that the Sumo bit appears to come from this site, which appears to be a personal interpretation of religion and not a definitive source. I've tagged that bit with a citation needed note. It sounds dodgy to me. Tony Fox (arf!) 05:11, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I think it's something to do with "The place where birds reside", because "居" can mean "reside"... Moocowsrule (talk) 08:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Plus, just because there's only one picture with birds perching on Torii, doesn't mean that that's not it's purpose. It's not a bird house, it's a Shinto shrine. Moocowsrule (talk) 08:53, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Torii and birds

message: Can someone add the approximate pronunciation for westerners? Is it Tore-ee-ee, Tore-eye-eye, or something else? Thanks. Jimaginator (talk) 14:09, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The little question mark next to the kanji (Chinese characters) leads to Help:Japanese, where you can find a pronunciation guide, but it sounds like "Tor-ee". howcheng  {chat} 17:23, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Thank you very much Jimaginator (talk) 19:10, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

message: I am not an expert on Japanese religion, but from my reading I have been instructed that "Shintoism" is an improper designator, because Shinto is not characterized by a clearly defined set of doctrines or speculative philosophy.  This may only be a minor point; however, it also is only a minor edit. Even if both are correct, I don't see why "Shintoism" would be preferable in this context, so I think this change is on the safe side.
SCPhilosopher (talk) 21:42, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Shinto", not "Shintoism" 

message: I noticed that one of the references in the article is actually linked from another encyclopedia.  For all practical purposes, I view that as Encyclopedia Britannica referencing Wikipedia in its article.  Someone should find a credible reference for the citation and move the existing encyclopedia reference to an Also See or External Links section.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.161.86.254 (talk) 15:06, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Your analogy is incorrect; Wikipedia is usually not considered a reliable source, whereas Britannica (and by extension the ones referenced here) is. howcheng  {chat} 16:21, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations/References 

message: Newer Torii's are just like any other piece of modern architecture.
Just one example of a maker who does Torii's using stainless steel below:
http://www.sankei-torii.com/characteristic/index.html
Hope it's not necessary to find manufacturer's homepage for every kind of material.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mantokun (talk • contribs) 17:10, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Materials used in building Torii 

message: Hi, I'm new to Wikipedia in general. I am just learning Japanese and I was wondering if we could include the Kana for things like this. It would be really helpful for people who have learned Hiragana or Katakana like me! MockingMockingBird (talk) 04:28, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can we include the Kana とりい? 

message: Is it possible to include a non-copyright version of the small torii icon used on maps, alongside the wording about this in the article lead? BobKilcoyne (talk) 13:11, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Torii icon used on maps