Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 辻本, 辻元(Japanese Kanji) つじもと(Japanese Hiragana) ツジモト(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. TSOO-ZHEE-MO-TO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".