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Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
かわ > がわ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 天の河 – see the following entry.
あまがわ
[proper noun] (folklore) the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month)
[proper noun] (astronomy) Synonym of 銀河系 (Gingakei, Milky Way)
(This term, 天の河, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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