group-level written forms
Canonical reference record
JMnedict-backedKANJIDIC2 character context
Japanese given name
Mitsui
ミツイ
Given-name classification varies across source records.
みついミツイMitsui
Reference coverageDistinct recorded spellings7 Source spelling/reading rows8 Coverage levelExtended
Extended source depth
This reading group has a comparatively broad dictionary footprint across source-recorded spellings or records. The counts describe corpus coverage, not real-world popularity.
records contributing to this reading group
based only on the imported source footprint
Pronunciation & romanization
How to read Mitsui
The kana reading is source-recorded. Romanization and mora segmentation are deterministic reading aids generated from that kana; pitch accent is not inferred.
Normalized to hiragana for comparison.
The same reading converted to katakana.
Macron-style display. Vowel-sequence form: Mitsui. Personal spelling and true vowel boundaries can differ.
3 morae in this reading. Small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana join the preceding mora.
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Reading profile
How Mitsui is represented
These counts describe records in the imported name corpus. They are not a ranking of how popular a spelling is among people in Japan.
みつい · ミツイ
among the forms analyzed on this page
in the primary dictionary reading
small ゃ/ゅ/ょ-type kana combine with the preceding mora
recorded spellings
recorded spellings
recorded spelling
JMnedict classification evidence
How this reading is classified in the source corpus
This separates dictionary classification from popularity. The same exact kana reading can be recorded as a given name, a surname, or both, and given-name records can carry male, female or unspecified source labels.
みつい in the imported JMnedict corpus
0 source spelling/reading rows
18 source spelling/reading rows
row counts carrying each JMnedict source label
| Exact reading | Given-name evidence | Given-name labels | Surname evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| みついMitsui | 78 source rows | female 7 · unspecified 1source rows · distinct forms: female 6 · unspecified 1 | 00 source rows |
| みついMitsui | 00 source rows | —source rows · distinct forms: — | 1718 source rows |
Classification boundary: male/female/unspecified are labels attached to imported JMnedict name records. They are not population shares, probabilities, identity claims, or evidence that a spelling is currently common in Japan. A source row can also be repeated across different written forms, so row counts and distinct-writing counts are shown separately.
Spelling anatomy
Corpus structure behind Mitsui
This section summarizes the exact source-recorded forms loaded for this reading group. Stroke and character-position statistics are descriptive corpus properties, not popularity or style scores.
9–23 strokes observed span
among forms with complete KANJIDIC2 stroke data
all component kanji loaded as jōyō/jinmeiyō classes
contains at least one character outside that loaded classification
| Reading | Romanization | Morae | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| みつい | Mitsui | 3 | 8 |
Reading ambiguity
Can the same writing be read another way?
1 of 8 displayed written forms have more than one given-name reading somewhere in the active JMnedict corpus. This is dictionary-record ambiguity, not a prediction of how a particular person reads the name.
distinct spellings displayed on this page
exact written forms with 2+ source readings
within this active given-name corpus
distinct kana readings for one displayed writing
三亥
3 source-recorded readings
A reading shown without a link is still source-recorded, but its destination group does not currently meet the canonical publication standard. Strong reference pages do not promote limited records merely to create extra internal links.
Kanji role reference
How recurring characters function across Mitsui spellings
Position counts are calculated only from the distinct written forms analyzed for this page. KANJIDIC2 nanori are character-level name-reading references; they are not used here to decompose or assert the reading of a specific multi-kanji name.
| Kanji | Character glosses | Forms | First | Final | Internal | Solo | Strokes | KANJIDIC2 nanori | Loaded class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 以 | by means of, because, in view of | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | もち | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | はる, よし, よしみ, り | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 三 | three | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | か, さ, さい, さえ +11 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 1 |
| 亥 | sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | り | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 光 | ray, light | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | あき, あきら, こお, てる +3 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 2 |
| 恭 | respect, reverent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | きよ, やす, やすし, ゆき +1 | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 位 | rank, grade, throne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ぞき | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
| 津 | haven, port, harbor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ず, ち, と | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 8 |
| 追 | chase, drive away, follow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | おい | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 3 |
| 鞠 | ball | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | まい | Jinmeiyō · KANJIDIC grade 9 |
| 井 | well, well crib, town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | いの, さい, ひ | Jōyō · KANJIDIC grade 4 |
Counts describe this source-recorded spelling set, not population use. A repeated kanji can contribute to more than one position role across different spellings.
Exact writing research map
Move from a spelling to its readings, characters and literal sequence context
These relationships are exact and source-backed. Whole-name readings shown in each card come from JMnedict within the current name class; exact-writing search can surface records from other name classes. Character links open KANJIDIC2-backed kanji pages. Sequence context means the same kanji string occurs contiguously in another recorded written form—it does not prove shared origin or meaning.
Exact written form
ミツイ
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitsuiみつい
Characters in order
ミKanaツKanaイKana
Exact written form
みつい
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitsuiみつい · this page
Characters in order
みKanaつKanaいKana
Exact written form
三亥
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Characters in order
Exact written form
光以
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitsuiみつい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
恭位
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitsuiみつい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
美津以
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitsuiみつい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
美追
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitsuiみつい · this page
Characters in order
Exact written form
鞠井
Source-recorded full-name readings in this name class
Mitsuiみつい · this page
Characters in order
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Corpus pattern
Kanji recurring across Mitsui spellings
Only characters appearing in at least two distinct analyzed spellings are shown here. Frequency describes this source-recorded spelling set, not real-world baby-name popularity.
Same reading, different writing
Explore written forms of Mitsui
8 source-recorded forms use the primary source reading みつい. Other source readings can appear in this romanized group when the imported records converge on the same index form. Use Compare to inspect exact spellings side by side.
ミツイ
ミツイ · Mitsui
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
みつい
みつい · Mitsui
This written form uses kana rather than kanji, so there are no character-level kanji glosses to combine.
Character-set checkKana spelling
三亥
みつい · Mitsui
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Same writing, other recorded reading
Exact written-form relationship inside the imported given-name corpus.
光以
みつい · Mitsui
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
恭位
みつい · Mitsui
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
美津以
みつい · Mitsui
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
美追
みつい · Mitsui
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
鞠井
みつい · Mitsui
Character-set checkAll kanji are classified as jōyō/jinmeiyō in KANJIDIC2
Spelling comparator
Compare Mitsui forms side by side
Each exact written spelling appears once in this table even when JMnedict records more than one reading for that writing. Stroke totals and character glosses come from KANJIDIC2 when all component kanji are available.
| Spelling | One source reading | Character-level glosses | Total strokes | Loaded character class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ミツイ | ミツイ | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| みつい | みつい | Kana-only spelling | — | Kana spelling |
| 三亥 | みつい | 三 — three · 亥 — sign of the hog, 9-11PM | 9 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 光以 | みつい | 光 — ray, light · 以 — by means of, because | 11 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 恭位 | みつい | 恭 — respect, reverent · 位 — rank, grade | 17 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 美津以 | みつい | 美 — beauty, beautiful · 津 — haven, port · 以 — by means of, because | 23 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 美追 | みつい | 美 — beauty, beautiful · 追 — chase, drive away | 18 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
| 鞠井 | みつい | 鞠 — ball · 井 — well, well crib | 21 | All kanji jōyō/jinmeiyō-classified |
What does Mitsui mean?
There is not necessarily one fixed English meaning. The reading identifies the spoken name; different written forms can use different kanji. Character glosses describe individual kanji and should not be treated as proof of the intention behind a particular person’s name.
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What each source establishes
JMnedict establishes recorded written forms, readings and name classifications; where safely associated, this page can also show JMnedict-supplied trans_det source text without treating it as a whole-name meaning. KANJIDIC2 supplies character readings, nanori, stroke counts, grade classes and English character glosses. The Ministry of Justice remains the official reference for Japanese child-name character rules. The Agency for Cultural Affairs romanization guidance is the reference for generated Latin-script reading aids.
JMnedictChecked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 16 Sep 2026Stored status: downloaded
KANJIDIC2Checked 17 Sep 2026Active data built 17 Sep 2026
Japan Ministry of Justice — characters usable in children’s namesChecked 17 Sep 2026
Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs — Romanization Rules (2025)Checked 17 Sep 2026
Source boundary
The spelling-frequency and structural counts on this page are calculated from imported JMnedict records. They are corpus counts, not population-frequency claims. KANJIDIC2 supplies the kanji metadata used in character and stroke comparisons.
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