Surname
Sakamoto
Sakamoto (阪本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean slope + origin, and Wikidata lists 46 notable people with this family name.
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What Sakamoto means
阪
slope
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Sakamoto 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 Sakamoto
Shoichiro Sakamoto 阪本 翔一朗Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.