山本 (Shānběn): Yamamoto (Japanese surname)

Meanings

Shānběn shì Rìběn zuì cháng jiàn de xìngshì zhī yī.

Yamamoto is one of the most common surnames in Japan.

Shānběn Wǔshíliù shì Èrzhàn qījiān zhùmíng de Rìběn hǎijūn jiànglǐng.

Yamamoto Isoroku was a famous Japanese naval commander during World War II.

山本五十六 Shānběn Wǔshíliù

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884–1943), Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet in WWII, architect of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Historical figure / WWII

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