Mitsue Explained

Mitsue, also spelled Mitsuye in older transcriptions, is a Japanese given name and toponym. Its meaning differs depending on the kanji used to write it.

Kanji

Kanji used to write the name Mitsue include:^[1]

• Two kanji with readings and :
  • 'bright river'
  • 'bright protection'
  • 'bright wisdom'
  • 'bright and flourishing'
  • 'bright drawing'
• Two kanji with readings and :
  • 'heavenly staff'
• Three kanji with readings,, and :
  • 'three', 'port', 'branch'

People

• , Imperial Japanese Army general during the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War
• Various people on the list of Japanese supercentenarians, including Mitsue Nagasaki (1899–2013) and Mitsue Toyoda (1902–2016)
• Mitsuye Yamada (born 1923), Japanese-born American poet and activist
• Mitsuye Endo (1920–2006), plaintiff in the 1944 Japanese American internment Supreme Court case Ex parte Endo
• , Japanese discus and javelin thrower
• , Japanese politician with the Liberal Democratic Party
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese footballer

Places

• , Japan
• Mitsue, locality in Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124, Alberta, Canada

Notes and References

1. Book: Breen, Jim. Jim Breen

   . Japanese Names Dictionary. Jim Breen. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. 2011. 17 October 2015.