Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/8/2021, 11:47 AM	HL
10/8/2021, 1:56 AM	HL
10/7/2021, 10:51 AM	HL
8/13/2021, 7:02 PM	japanese_names

Name Kumamoto

Type Political Subdivision & Settlement

Usage Japanese

Scripts 熊本(Japanese Kanji) くまもと(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced Pron. /kɯᵝ.mä.mo̞.to̞/

Theme bear

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". This is the name of a city in Japan, as well as the prefecture in which the city is located.

Added 8/13/2021 by japanese_names