Save Type Surname Usage Japanese Scripts 春本, 春元(Japanese Kanji) はるもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /hä.ɾɯ̟ᵝ.mo̞.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 本 (moto) meaning "base; root; origin".春元 is a variant spelling of 春本.