Word details

天の川

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 天の川.

Dictionary

Entry

天の川天の河まのがわあまのかわNounFreq #36954
1

Astronomy

Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy

Examples
初めて天の川を見た夜のことを私は覚えている。
I remember the night when I first saw the Milky Way.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

heavens, sky, imperial

4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1

On

テン

Kun

あまつあめあま-

Nanori

あきあもたかしなま

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

3 strokesFrequency 181JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

かわ

Nanori

さわ

river

8 strokesFrequency 663JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

かわ

Nanori

かっこう

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