Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 熊本(Japanese Kanji) くまもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kɯᵝ.mä.mo̞.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". Related Names Rootskuma + moto
