天の川

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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)

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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 (tennokafa)?

  1. A river in Nara Prefecture