Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 森本(Japanese Kanji) もりもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /mo̞.ɾi.mo̞.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". Related Names Rootsmori + moto Categories Tokyo Vice characters