No. 1,587 in Korean
도쿄
Tokyo (the capital city of Japan).
In a sentence
도쿄는 일본의 수도입니다.
Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.
Here, "도쿄" is used as a proper noun referring to a specific place — the capital city of Japan.
도쿄에서 맛있는 음식을 많이 먹었어요.
I ate a lot of delicious food in Tokyo.
In this sentence, "도쿄" is again a proper noun, but it serves as the location where the action of eating took place.
도쿄의 거리는 깨끗하고 정리정돈이 잘 되어 있습니다.
The streets of Tokyo are clean and well-organized.
Here, "도쿄" is used to specify the subject "the streets of Tokyo," indicating possession or association.
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