Surname

Kunimoto

Kunimoto (国本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean country + origin, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

く · に · も · と · くにもと
Written国本くにもとcountry + origin

What Kunimoto means

国
country
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kunimoto describes a place. Its kanji point to the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji