三みつ鱗うろこ

noun

mitsuuroko emblem; three-triangle crest

A family crest consisting of three triangles arranged in a triangular pattern, famously used by the Hōjō clan. Primarily a historical and heraldic term.

• 北ほう条じょう氏しの家か紋もんは三みつ鱗うろこです。

  The Hōjō clan's family crest is the mitsuuroko.

• この神じん社じゃの軒のき瓦がわらに三みつ鱗うろこが刻きざまれている。

  The mitsuuroko emblem is carved into the eaves tiles of this shrine.