Last Updated
：2026/01/03
天の川
Hiragana
あまのがわ
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
天の川（あまのがわ）は、夜空に帯状に見える無数の恒星が集まってつくる光の帯、または私たちの太陽系を含む渦巻銀河（銀河系）の固有名詞。七夕伝説では、織姫と彦星を隔てる川としても描かれる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
そらにみえるほしのかわのようなもの。たなばたのはなしにもでてくる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（民间传说）银河、天河（七月初七织女与彦星相会之处） / （天文学）银河系
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
民間傳說中的銀河（七夕時織女可與牽牛相會） / 銀河系（天文）
Korean Meaning
은하수 / 우리 은하
Vietnamese Meaning
Dải Ngân Hà / (truyền thuyết) Sông trên trời nơi Chức Nữ gặp Ngưu Lang vào mùng 7 tháng 7 âm lịch
Tagalog Meaning
Daang Magatas (Milky Way) / Ilog sa langit sa alamat nina Orihime at Hikoboshi / Ang ating galaksi
Sense（1）
(folklore) the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month)
Sense（2）
(astronomy) Synonym of 銀河系 (Gingakei, “Milky Way”)
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
(folklore) the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month) / (astronomy) Synonym of 銀河系 (Gingakei, “Milky Way”)
See correct answer
天の川
See correct answer
The Milky Way is beautifully shining in the night sky.
See correct answer
天の川が夜空に美しく輝いている。
Japanese - English
Word Edit Setting
- Users who have edit permission for words - All Users
- Screen new word creation
- Screen word edits
- Screen word deletion
- Screen changing entry name
- Users authorized to vote on judging - All Users
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
Sentence Edit Setting
- Users who have edit permission for sentences - All Users
- Screen sentence deletion
- Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
Quiz Edit Setting
- Users who have edit permission for quizzes - All Users
- Users authorized to vote on judging - Editor
- Number of votes required for decision - 1
