Japanese symbol for “stumps”
三柱門
みはしらもん
Romaji: mihashiramon
wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps
In Japanese, stumps is 三柱門, read みはしらもん (mihashiramon).
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Meanings
- n wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三つ | みっつ mittsu | three |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 第三者 | だいさんしゃ daisansha | third party; third person; outsider |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again; repeatedly |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう denchuu | utility pole; power pole; telephone pole |
| 支柱 | しちゅう shichuu | prop; stay; support |
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | speciality; specialty; special subject of study |
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.