No. 968 in Japanese
奈良
Nara: An ancient city in Japan, historically significant as a former capital and cultural center.
In a sentence
奈良は日本の古都です。
Nara is an ancient city in Japan.
奈良 is used as a proper noun representing the city's name (Nara).
奈良には大仏があることで有名です。
Nara is famous for having the Great Buddha.
奈良 is used to indicate the location where the Great Buddha resides.
彼は奈良に住んでいる友達を訪ねました。
He visited a friend who lives in Nara.
奈良 specifies the city where the action of visiting occurs.
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