Japanese symbol for “bole”
幹
みき
Romaji: miki
tree trunk; bole
In Japanese, bole is 幹, read みき (miki).
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Meanings
- n tree trunk; bole
- n backbone; base; foundation
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 幹部 | かんぶ kanbu | management; (executive) staff; leaders |
| 幹事 | かんじ kanji | executive secretary; coordinator; organizer |
| 根幹 | こんかん konkan | foundation; root; basis |
| 基幹 | きかん kikan | mainstay; nucleus; key |
| 幹線 | かんせん kansen | main line; trunk line |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.