Mie (みえ)

Mie is read みえ and has 2 beats. Our data lists 3 spellings: 美愛, 三枝 and 三重. All three are feminine.

Reading

み·え (2 beats)

Kanji spellings

3 in our data

Gender

Feminine

Source

JMnedict, the open name dictionary

Kanji spellings of Mie

One sound can be written with different kanji. Each spelling below is a different name on paper.

  • 美愛
    みえ
    Feminine

    Beauty + love

    • 美(み)— beauty
    • 愛(え)— love
  • 三枝
    みえ
    Feminine

    Three + branch

    • 三(み)— three
    • 枝(え)— branch
  • 三重
    みえ
    Feminine

    Three + layered

    • 三(み)— three
    • 重(え)— layered

The kanji in Mie

What each kanji means on its own, and in how many of the spellings above it appears.

  • 三three2 spellings
  • 美beauty1 spelling
  • 愛love1 spelling
  • 枝branch1 spelling
  • 重layered1 spelling

Mie with common surnames

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Questions about Mie

Is Mie a boy's or a girl's name?

In our data every spelling of Mie is feminine.

What does Mie mean?

Mie is a sound, so the meaning comes from the kanji: 美愛 reads as "beauty + love", 三枝 reads as "three + branch" and 三重 reads as "three + layered". Those come from what each kanji means by itself, and parents may have had a fuller picture in mind.

How many ways can Mie be written in kanji?

Our data lists 3: 美愛, 三枝 and 三重. Other spellings exist, so ask how a person writes their own name before you write it for them.

How do you pronounce Mie?

みえ is 2 beats: み · え. Give every beat the same length and keep vowels short and clear; Japanese has no stressed syllable the way English does.

Where this comes from

The spellings are from our hand-reviewed list of everyday names and from JMnedict, the open Japanese name dictionary. Meanings are built from what each kanji means on its own, so they describe the characters, not what a particular family had in mind.

How we check names · Content last reviewed: 2026-11-08.

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