No. 2,217 in Japanese
秀雄
"秀雄" is a Japanese male given name meaning "excellent hero" or "outstanding man."
In a sentence
秀雄さんは仕事に集中しています。
Mr. Hideo is concentrating on his work.
In this sentence, '秀雄' is used as a proper noun referring to a person's given name, and 'さん' is a respectful suffix added to names.
昨晩、秀雄の趣味について話しました。
Last night, I talked about Hideo's hobbies.
Here, '秀雄' functions as a proper noun indicating the name and is followed by the possessive marker 'の' to indicate possession.
秀雄という名前は昔から人気があります。
The name Hideo has been popular for a long time.
In this usage, '秀雄' is mentioned as the subject of discussion, specifically referring to the cultural context of the name.
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