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Japanese symbol for “wicket”

Romaji: mihashiramon
wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps

In Japanese, wicket is , read (mihashiramon).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n wicket (e.g. in cricket); castle; stumps

Kanji and stroke order

three
on: サン、ゾウ
kun: み、み.つ、みっ.つ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
pillar, post, cylinder
on: チュウ
kun: はしら
9 strokes · JLPT 2
gate, counter for cannons
on: モン
kun: かど、と
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “wicket”

WordReadingMeaning
かいさつぐち kaisatsuguchiticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
ウィッケット wikkettowicket (cricket)
ウィケット wikettowicket (e.g. in cricket)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
みっつ mittsuthree
さんかく sankakutriangle; triangular shape
だいさんしゃ daisanshathird party; third person; outsider
さいさん saisanagain and again; repeatedly
さんかくけい sankakukeitriangle
さんしん sanshinstrikeout
でんちゅう denchuuutility pole; power pole; telephone pole
しちゅう shichuuprop; stay; support
せんもん senmonspeciality; specialty; special subject of study

See also: Chinese symbol for “wicket”.

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.

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