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天あまの川がわ (amanogawa)

Milky Way

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Meaning

天の川 (あまのがわ, amanogawa) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “Milky Way”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

今夜こんやは天あまの川がわが見みえますね。

We can see the Milky Way tonight.

これが天の川になったとされる。

It is said that this became the Milky Way.

逆に、冬の天の川は淡く確認が難しい。

To the contrary, the light of the Milky Way in winter is so faint that you will have difficulty finding it.

天の川銀河の中心は射手座の方向にある。

The center of the Milky Way Galaxy is situated in the direction of the Archer.

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