Surname
Minase
Minase (水瀬) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean water + shallows, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.
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What Minase means
水
water
瀬
shallows, rapids
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Minase mean water + shallows. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.