# Kumamoto

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #79,684

## Definitions
1. A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu.
2. The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
3. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 熊本(くまもと) (Kumamoto).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kumamoto