Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 楠, 楠木(Japanese Kanji) くすのき(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /kɯᵝ.sɨᵝ.no̞.kʲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".