Word Meaning 天の川

あまのがわ ama no gawa

天の川 is read as あまのがわ (ama no gawa) and means Milky Way.

Meaning

English

Milky Way
luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

Reading

Kana

あまのがわ

Romaji

ama no gawa

Writing Variants

天の河 あまのかわ ama no kawa
天の河 あまのがわ ama no gawa
天の川 あまのかわ ama no kawa

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Related Words 竹,タケ,笹 Rank 428 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天上川

てんじょうがわ

river raised above the surrounding land

天川

あまかわ

Macao

天の川銀河

あまのがわぎんが

Milky Way galaxy

天下

てんか

shogun (Edo period)

天気

てんき

weather

天国

てんごく

paradise

天

てん

God

天下り

あまくだり

descent from heaven

天ぷら

てんぷら

tempura

天女

てんにょ

beautiful and kind woman

天日

てんぴ

the sun

川

かわ

River

Example Sentences

今日は空に天の川が見える。

きょうはそらにあまのがわがみえる。

The Milky Way is visible in the sky today.

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天の川 Ten no Kawa