鳥居と言うと、階段を上がったところにあった赤いオブジェ？

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English Translation

By 'Torii' you mean that red objet d'art at the top of the steps?

Furigana

鳥居(とりい)と言(い)うと、階段(かいだん)を上(あ)がったところにあった赤(あか)いオブジェ？

Romanji

Torii to iu to, kaidan o agatta tokoroni atta akai obujye?

Words

鳥居 (とりい)

torii; Shinto shrine archway

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

階段 (かいだん)

stairs; stairway; staircase

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

上がる (あがる)

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to increase; to improve; to make progress; to be promoted; to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished; to be done; to be over; (of rain) to stop; to lift; to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go; to visit; to eat; to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); to go north; indicates completion

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

赤い (あかい)

red; Red (i.e. communist)

オブジェ (オブジェ)

objet d'art; item of artwork