No. 3,180 in Japanese
古川
"古川" (Furukawa) is a Japanese surname or place name meaning "old river."
In a sentence
古川先生は歴史の授業を担当しています。
Ms. Furukawa teaches the history class.
Here, '古川' refers to a surname and is used as a proper noun referring to a teacher.
この村には古川が流れています。
An old river flows through this village.
In this context, '古川' refers to an unnamed old river as a conceptual term.
古川という名前の友人がいます。
I have a friend named Furukawa.
Here, '古川' is utilized to indicate a person’s name, specifically the surname.
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