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): [a̠ma̠no̞ɡa̠β̞a̠]

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

• 天(あま)の川(がわ)銀(ぎん)河(が) (Amanogawa Ginga)
• 七夕(たなばた) (Tanabata)
• 天(あま)之(の)河(がわ) (Amanogawa)
• 織姫(おりひめ) (Orihime)
• 彦星(ひこぼし) (Hikoboshi)

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