Mizui

Not to be confused with Mitsui or Mitsui (surname).

Mizui is a Japanese surname and toponym. Its meaning differs depending on the kanji used to write it.

Kanji

Kanji used to write the name Mizui include:

• 水居, "place where the water is"
• 水井, "water well"
• 瑞衣, "auspicious clothing"
• 心澄衣 "heart-purification clothing"

People

• Hirari Mizui (水井 ひらり, born 2000), Japanese badminton player
• Hisako Mizui, represented Japan in Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
• Seiji Mizui, Japanese rear admiral of the Second World War, commanding officer of the 18th Cruiser Division (Imperial Japanese Navy)
• Yasuko Mizui (水井 泰子, born 1975), Japanese badminton player
• Shinji Mizui (born 1974), member of Pierrot (band)

Fictional characters

• Mizui, character in 2005 Japanese film My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

Places

• Mizui Station (水居駅), Echizen Railway Mikuni Awara Line railway station located in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, Japan