Definition of 天の川 (あまのがわ)

あまがわ

天の川

あまのがわ

amanogawa

noun
Milky Way, luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy(astronomy term)
Other readings:
天の川【あまのかわ】[1]
天の河【あまのがわ】
天の河【あまのかわ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
heavens, sky, imperial
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
river
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

はじ
初めて
あまがわ
天の川
よる
わた
I remember the night when I first saw the Milky Way

The Milky Way is a vast belt of distant stars, each star a sun like ours