Japanese

Proper noun

熊本 ‎(hiragana くまもと, romaji Kumamoto)

1. a place name, such as that of Kumamoto Prefecture or Kumamoto City
2. A surname​.

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3