Yamamoto

Hiragana:やまもと
Katakana:ヤマモト
Households:aprx. 300,000

Names and meanings by Kanji - 6 variations

In Japanese, there is a culture of kanji which is a set of characters that originated from Chinese characters, and the meaning of the name changes according to the choice of kanji characters.
Even surnames with the same reading have different meanings depending on how the kanji characters are applied.
For Yamamoto, kanji choices are listed below, sorted by the households number in Japan.

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山本- Yamamoto -

山 means "mountain."

本 means "book origin."

Households: aprx. 300,000

山元- Yamamoto -

山 means "mountain."

元 means "origin."

Households: aprx. 6,000

山下- Yamamoto -

山 means "mountain."

下 means "under" in a word.

Under. Below. Lower in position, status, value, age etc.
Later in time, order, flow of things.
Lower. Lowering. Descending. Moving from a higher to a lower place.
Under a certain person. Range of control.
To lower. To give an order.
To lay down one's hand. Doing things.

Households: aprx. 3,000

山許- Yamamoto -

山 means "mountain."

許 means "forgive" in a word.

Forgive. Listen. Acknowledge as good.
About. As much as.
Origin. Place.

Households: aprx. 10

山夲- Yamamoto -

山 means "mountain."

夲 means "going fast."

Households: under 10

山基- Yamamoto -

山 means "mountain."

基 means "basis."

Households: under 10

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