_ EB as ee noun, D noun, | , | | main idea | | further restriction | A phrase of the form “noun, no noun,” acts more or less like one big noun. You can put it wherever you can put a noun, as in the following example: RIL AAD BHAHRA [lt [7 2ID tht |TF. Takeshi san'no_okaasan wa kookoono sense desu. | Takeshi mother |is| a high school teacher|. ConsreQD (IZAVAD ER Japanese Names Nihonjin no namae When Japanese give their name, they say their family name first and given name last (middle names do not exist). When introducing themselves, they often say only their family name. Here are some typical Japanese names. Given name Family name Pn Men Women } e635 Satoo RKP Takuya Ap Erika | tte Suzuki Ledt | Shoota Bu Ai | tPNEL | Takahashi | 539 | Ichiroo Bea Naomi hep Tanaka VL Hiroshi maz Yuko | Wed Itoo ESOS Masahiro | B&® Misaki | Most Japanese names are written in kanji. For example, Tanaka is usually written as ch, which means “middle of the rice field.” Family names are often related to nature or geo- graphical features. Because many kanji share the same reading, names with the same pro- nunciation may be written with different kanji, such as #8 and 48 for the feminine name Yuko.