No. 1,481 in Japanese
金沢
Kanazawa: A city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
In a sentence
先週、金沢を訪れました。
Last week, I visited Kanazawa.
In this sentence, '金沢' refers to the city of Kanazawa as a proper noun to indicate the specific location visited.
金沢駅は観光に便利な場所です。
Kanazawa Station is a convenient place for sightseeing.
Here, '金沢' is part of '金沢駅', referring to Kanazawa Station, showing its usage as part of a place name.
金沢の伝統工芸は非常に美しいです。
Kanazawa's traditional crafts are very beautiful.
In this context, '金沢' is used possessively to indicate the origin or cultural association of the traditional crafts.
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