Japanese

Proper noun

岩手 ‎(hiragana いわて, romaji Iwate, historical hiragana いはて)

1. a place name, such as that of Iwate Prefecture
2. A surname​.

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3