棒渦巻銀河

Japanese

Kanji in this term
棒	渦	巻	銀	河
ぼう Grade: 6	うず Grade: S	ま(き) Grade: 6	ぎん Grade: 3	が Grade: 5
goon	kun’yomi		kan’on	goon

Alternative spellings
棒渦卷銀河 (kyūjitai) 棒渦巻き銀河 棒うずまき銀河

Etymology

From 棒 (bō, “staff, stick”) +‎ 渦巻銀河 (uzumaki ginga, “spiral galaxy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぼーうずまきぎ​んが [bòó úzúmákí gíꜜǹgà] (Nakadaka – [7])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ː ɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝma̠kʲi ɡʲĩŋɡa̠]

Noun

棒(ぼう)渦(うず)巻(まき)銀(ぎん)河(が) • (bō uzumaki ginga) 

1. (astronomy) a barred spiral galaxy

   Synonyms: 棒渦巻星雲 (bō uzumaki seiun), 棒渦状銀河 (bō kajō ginga)