No. 4,778 in Japanese
正男
"正男" is a Japanese male given name meaning "righteous man" or "correct man."
In a sentence
正男さんは明日会議に出席します。
Mr. Masao will attend the meeting tomorrow.
In this sentence, '正男' is used as a proper noun, referring to a person's name, and 'さん' is a respectful title.
正男という名前はとても珍しいです。
The name Masao is very uncommon.
Here, '正男' is treated as a subject for discussion, referring to a specific name or term.
正男が書いた小説を読み終えました。
I finished reading the novel written by Masao.
In this instance, '正男' refers to the author of the novel, specifically attributing the creation to a person named Masao.
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