Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 松本(Japanese Kanji) まつもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. MA-TSOO-MO-TO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From one of the many places with this name in Japan, derived from Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". Categories Cardcaptor Sakura characters, trees