Surname

Nemoto

Nemoto (根本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean root + origin, and Wikidata lists 86 notable people with this family name.

ね · も · と · ねもと
Written根本ねもとroot + origin

What Nemoto means

根
root
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Nemoto 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.

Famous people named Nemoto

Yuichi Nemoto 根本 裕一Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji