This is the 2987th most frequent Japanese word.
ナカヤ
"ナカヤ" (Nakaya) is typically a Japanese surname or business name.
In this sentence, 'ナカヤ' (Nakaya) is used as a proper noun, indicating a person's name. The 'さん' suffix shows respect.
ナカヤさんはとても親切な人だ。
Mr./Ms. Nakaya is a very kind person.
In this sentence, 'ナカヤ' (Nakaya) refers to the name of a brand, showing how proper nouns can also denote entities like companies or products.
私はナカヤというブランドの靴を買いました。
I bought shoes of the brand called Nakaya.
Here, 'ナカヤ' (Nakaya) refers to the name of a bakery, demonstrating its use as an identifier for a business establishment.