Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 井上(Japanese Kanji) いのうえ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. EE-NO-EH [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "above the well", from Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), and 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper". Categories athletes, boxers, politics, Virtua Tennis opponent characters