This is the 10137th most frequent Japanese word.
里枝
"里枝" is a Japanese given name, typically for females, meaning "village branch" or "hometown branch."
In this sentence, '里枝' is used as a proper noun referring to a person named Rie.
里枝さんは親切な人です。
Ms. Rie is a kind person.
Here, '里枝' operates as a named identifier for the author.
この本の作者は里枝という名前です。
The author of this book is named Rie.
In this example, '里枝' represents ownership or authorship of the works.