Okamoto

Okamoto
Family name
Pronunciation Okamoto
Meaning hill base (岡本)
Region of origin Japanese

Okamoto (written: 岡本 lit. "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.[1] [2]

Etymology on kanji characters for Okamoto [岡本]

First character, 岡 -

Readings - On: (kō); Kun: (oka);

n. 1. hill; height; knoll; rising ground; ridge or crest of hill.

Second character, 本 -

Readings - On: (hon); Kun: (moto);

n. 1. book. 2. present. 3. origin. 4. true;  real; truth; reality. 5. main.

Note: This is the same character in Nihon [日本] also known as Nippon or Japan.

Notable people with the surname Okamoto

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