Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 楠本(Japanese Kanji) くすもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kɯᵝ.sɨᵝ.mo̞.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". Related Names Rootskusu + moto