No. 4,107 in Japanese
マイケル
"マイケル" is the Japanese transliteration of the English name "Michael."
In a sentence
マイケルは映画監督です。
Michael is a film director.
In this sentence, 'マイケル' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name, Michael.
昨日マイケルに会いました。
I met Michael yesterday.
Here, 'マイケル' again serves as a proper noun, specifically indicating the subject who was met.
マイケルの新しい映画は素晴らしいです。
Michael's new movie is wonderful.
In this example, 'マイケル' functions within a possessive construction ('マイケルの'), linking the name to the noun '新しい映画' (new movie).
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