Type Settlement
Usage Japanese
Scripts 御杖(Japanese Kanji) みつえ(Japanese Hiragana) ミツエ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This is the name of a village located in the eastern-most part of Nara prefecture in western Japan.The kanji used are 御 (gyo, go, on-, o-, mi-) meaning "honorable, manipulate, govern" and 杖 (jou, tsue) meaning "staff, cane."Mitsue is also used as a feminine given name and a surname.