天の川

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
天 川
あま
Grade: 1		 かわ > がわ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From 天 (ama, “heaven”) +‎ の (no, possessive/attributive particle) +‎ 川 (kawa, “river”).

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

天の川 (hiragana あまのがわ, rōmaji Amanogawa, historical hiragana あまのがは)

  1. (folklore) the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month)
  2. (astronomy) Synonym of 銀河系 (Gingakei, “Milky Way”)

See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
天 川
てん
Grade: 1		 かわ
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

From 天 (ten, “heaven”) +‎ の (no, possessive/attributive particle) +‎ 川 (kawa, “river”).

Proper noun

天の川 (hiragana てんのかわ, rōmaji Ten no Kawa, historical hiragana てんのかは)

  1. a river in Nara Prefecture
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