Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 坂本, 阪本(Japanese Kanji) さかもと(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /sä.kä.mo̞.to̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". Related Names Rootssaka + moto
