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天の川

天の河

Readings

Kana: あまのがわ、あまのかわ
Romaji: amanogawa, amanokawa
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Milky Way

Kanji

Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: カ、 かわ
Meaning: river

Example Sentences

(はじ)めて(あま)(がわ)()(よる)のことを(わたし)(おぼ)えている。
➥I remember the night when I first saw the Milky Way.
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(あま)(がわ)は、遠方(えんぽう)(ほし)巨大(きょだい)帯状(おびじょう)()えるものであって、その1つ1つは、われわれの()太陽(たいよう)()たものである。
➥The Milky Way is a vast belt of distant stars, each star a sun like our one.
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