天の川

Japanese

Alternative forms

天 (あま)の河 (がわ) (amanogawa)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
天	川
Grade: 1	Grade: 1

From 天 (ama, "heaven," "sky") + の (no, particle forming the genitive case) + 川 (kawa, "river," "stream," "brook")

Proper noun

天の川 (hiragana あまのがわ, rōmaji Amanogawa, alternative reading あまのかわ, rōmaji Amanokawa)

the Milky Way
our Milky Way galaxy

Usage notes

The reading Amanogawa is used more commonly than Amanokawa.

Synonyms

銀 (ぎん)河 (が) (ginga)

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