Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 岸本(Japanese Kanji) きしもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kʲi.ɕi.mo̞.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". Related Names Rootskishi + moto