天の川

Japanese

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

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

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

Proper noun

天(あま)の川(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

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

  1. A river in Nara Prefecture
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