Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 水戸(Japanese Kanji) みと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mʲi.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History The kanji that make up the name are 水 (mizu), meaning "water", and 戸 (to), meaning "door". This is the name of the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.