No. 1,512 in Japanese
アメリカ
America.
In a sentence
アメリカはとても大きな国です。
America is a very large country.
Here, 'アメリカ' is the subject of the sentence, referring to the country.
私の友人はアメリカに住んでいます。
My friend lives in America.
In this sentence, 'アメリカ' is used as a destination, indicating the place where the action occurs.
この服はアメリカから輸入されました。
This clothing was imported from America.
Here, 'アメリカ' indicates the origin of the item being discussed.
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