Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 井上(Japanese Kanji) 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, politics Entry updated February 28, 2019 ·