天の川

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

 天の川 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
かわ > がわ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
天の河

From (ama, heaven) +‎ (no, possessive/attributive particle) +‎ (kawa, river).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) まのがわ [àmánóꜜgàwà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠no̞ɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun[edit]

(あま)(がわ) (Amanogawaあまのがは (Amanogafa)?

  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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1
かわ
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

From (ten, heaven) +‎ (no, possessive/attributive particle) +‎ (kawa, river).

Proper noun[edit]

(てん)(かわ) (Ten no Kawaてんのかは (Ten no Kafa)?

  1. A river in Nara Prefecture