"天の川" meaning in Japanese

See 天の川 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [a̠ma̠no̞ɡa̠β̞a̠] Forms: 天の川 [canonical] (ruby: (あま), (がわ)), Amanogawa [romanization], Amanogafa [romanization], あまのがは [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 天 (ama, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 川 (kawa, “river”). Etymology templates: {{af|ja|天|の|川|pos2=possessive/attributive particle|sort=あまのがわ|t1=heaven|t3=river|tr1=ama|tr2=no|tr3=kawa}} 天 (ama, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 川 (kawa, “river”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|あまのがわ|hhira=^あまのがは}} 天(あま)の川(がわ) • (Amanogawa) ^(←あまのがは (Amanogafa)?)
  1. (folklore) the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month) Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-天の川-ja-name-g7pWS4Dh Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 41 33 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 40 33 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 40 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 40 32 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (astronomy) Synonym of 銀河系 (Gingakei, “Milky Way”) Categories (topical): Galaxies Synonyms: 銀河系 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-天の川-ja-name-gbtvme~P Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 40 33 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 40 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 天の川銀河 (Amanogawa Ginga) (ruby: (あま), (がわ), (ぎん), ()), 七夕 (Tanabata) (ruby: 七夕(たなばた)), 天之河 (Amanogawa) (ruby: (あま), (), (がわ)), 織姫 (Orihime) (ruby: 織姫(おりひめ)), 彦星 (Hikoboshi) (ruby: 彦星(ひこぼし))
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: 天の川 [canonical] (ruby: (てん), (かわ)), Ten no Kawa [romanization], Ten no Kafa [romanization], てんのかは [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From 天 (ten, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 川 (kawa, “river”). Etymology templates: {{af|ja|天|の|川|pos2=possessive/attributive particle|sort=あまのがわ|t1=heaven|t3=river|tr1=ten|tr2=no|tr3=kawa}} 天 (ten, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 川 (kawa, “river”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|^てん の ^かわ|hhira=^てん の ^かは}} 天(てん)の川(かわ) • (Ten no Kawa) ^(←てんのかは (Ten no Kafa)?)
  1. A river in Nara Prefecture Categories (topical): Mythological locations Categories (place): Places in Japan, Places in Nara Prefecture, Rivers in Japan, Rivers in Nara Prefecture
    Sense id: en-天の川-ja-name-bDcZSYth Disambiguation of Mythological locations: 24 21 55 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 40 33 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 39 40 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 35 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 28 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ],
        [
          "Milky Way",
          "Milky Way"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(folklore) the Milky Way (where Orihime could meet Hikoboshi on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Galaxies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of 銀河系 (Gingakei, “Milky Way”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "銀河系",
          "銀河系#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "Milky Way",
          "Milky Way"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) Synonym of 銀河系 (Gingakei, “Milky Way”)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "Gingakei, “Milky Way”",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "銀河系"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "あまのがわ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ma̠no̞ɡa̠β̞a̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:天の川"
  ],
  "word": "天の川"
}

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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese proper nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "天",
        "3": "の",
        "4": "川",
        "pos2": "possessive/attributive particle",
        "sort": "あまのがわ",
        "t1": "heaven",
        "t3": "river",
        "tr1": "ten",
        "tr2": "no",
        "tr3": "kawa"
      },
      "expansion": "天 (ten, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 川 (kawa, “river”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 天 (ten, “heaven”) + の (no, possessive/attributive particle) + 川 (kawa, “river”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "天の川",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "天",
          "てん"
        ],
        [
          "川",
          "かわ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ten no Kawa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ten no Kafa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "てんのかは",
      "roman": "Ten no Kafa",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "proper",
        "2": "^てん の ^かわ",
        "hhira": "^てん の ^かは"
      },
      "expansion": "天(てん)の川(かわ) • (Ten no Kawa) ^(←てんのかは (Ten no Kafa)?)",
      "name": "ja-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Places in Japan",
        "ja:Places in Nara Prefecture",
        "ja:Rivers in Japan",
        "ja:Rivers in Nara Prefecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A river in Nara Prefecture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Nara",
          "Nara#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "天の川"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 天の川 meaning in Japanese (4.9kB)

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