Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 清浦(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /kʲi.jo.ɯᵝ.ɾa/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Combination of the Kanji 清 (kiyo, "clear, pure, refreshing, clean") and 浦 (ura, "bay, inlet"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo (清浦 奎吾; 1850–1942).