No. 2,547 in Japanese
大久保
Ōkubo: A Japanese surname and place name.
In a sentence
大久保は日本の地名の一つです。
Ōkubo is one of the place names in Japan.
In this sentence, '大久保' is used as a proper noun referring to a geographical location in Japan.
彼の名字は大久保です。
His last name is Ōkubo.
Here, '大久保' serves as a Japanese surname, indicating family lineage.
大久保駅で電車に乗りました。
I boarded a train at Ōkubo Station.
In this example, '大久保' is part of the name of a specific train station, showing location in a travel context.
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