天河
Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | river | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (天河) |
天 | 河 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
- (Milky Way):
Dialectal synonyms of 銀河 (“Milky Way”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 河 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
が Grade: 5 |
| goon | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 天河 (*ten *ha, literally “heavenly river”). Compare Mandarin 天河 (Tiānhé, “Milky Way”), Vietnamese thiên hà (“galaxy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋɡa̠]
Proper noun
天河 • (Tenga)
See also
- 天の河 (Amanogawa)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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