Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 塚本, 柄本(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. TSKA-MO-TO [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock" or 柄 (tsuka) meaning "design, pattern" or "handle, hilt" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".