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銀河系 is the long form of the Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean name for the Milky Way Galaxy (our galactic system).
銀河 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja name for the Milky Way (our galaxy).
This can also be the Japanese female given name Ginga.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your milky way search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
銀河 银河 see styles |
yín hé yin2 he2 yin ho ginga ぎんが |
More info & calligraphy: Milky Way Galaxy(1) {astron} Milky Way; (2) {astron} galaxy; (female given name) Ginga |
銀河系 银河系 see styles |
yín hé xì yin2 he2 xi4 yin ho hsi gingakei / gingake ぎんがけい |
More info & calligraphy: Milky Way Galaxy(1) {astron} Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; (2) {astron} galactic system; galaxy |
河 see styles |
hé he2 ho ha は |
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3] {mahj} discarded tiles (chi:); discards; (surname) Ha River (in north), canal (in south), especially the Yellow River in China and the Ganges 恒河in India. |
乳水 see styles |
rǔ shuǐ ru3 shui3 ju shui nyūsui |
milky water |
乳汁 see styles |
rǔ zhī ru3 zhi1 ju chih nyuujuu; chishiru; chichishiru / nyuju; chishiru; chichishiru にゅうじゅう; ちしる; ちちしる |
milk; (botany) latex (1) (See 乳・1) milk (of a mammal); (2) (ちちしる only) (See 乳液・1) latex (milky fluid found in plants) |
乳液 see styles |
rǔ yè ru3 ye4 ju yeh nyuueki / nyueki にゅうえき |
lotion; (chemistry) emulsion (1) (See ラテックス) latex (milky fluid found in plants); (2) milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk |
乳漿 乳浆 see styles |
rǔ jiāng ru3 jiang1 ju chiang nyuushou / nyusho にゅうしょう |
milky liquid; whey (See 乳清) whey; milk serum |
乳状 see styles |
nyuujou / nyujo にゅうじょう |
(adj-no,n) milky; emulsified |
乳白 see styles |
rǔ bái ru3 bai2 ju pai nyuuhaku / nyuhaku にゅうはく |
milky white; cream color milky white; lactescent |
天河 see styles |
tiān hé tian1 he2 t`ien ho tien ho tenga てんが |
Milky Way; see 天河區|天河区[Tian1 he2 Qu1] the Milky Way; (female given name) Tenga |
天漢 天汉 see styles |
tiān hàn tian1 han4 t`ien han tien han tenkan てんかん |
the Milky Way Milky Way |
奶湯 奶汤 see styles |
nǎi tāng nai3 tang1 nai t`ang nai tang |
white broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine |
星河 see styles |
hoshikawa ほしかわ |
(rare) (See 天の川) Milky Way; (surname) Hoshikawa |
星漢 星汉 see styles |
xīng hàn xing1 han4 hsing han seikan / sekan せいかん |
Milky Way (rare) {astron} (See 銀河・1) Milky Way |
河漢 河汉 see styles |
hé hàn he2 han4 ho han kakan かかん |
Milky Way Han River |
銀漢 银汉 see styles |
yín hàn yin2 han4 yin han ginkan ぎんかん |
Milky Way; also called 銀河|银河[Yin2 he2] Milky Way |
鵲橋 鹊桥 see styles |
què qiáo que4 qiao2 ch`üeh ch`iao chüeh chiao |
magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting |
乳状液 see styles |
nyuujoueki / nyujoeki にゅうじょうえき |
milky juice; latex |
乳白色 see styles |
rǔ bái sè ru3 bai2 se4 ju pai se nyuuhakushoku / nyuhakushoku にゅうはくしょく |
milky white (noun - becomes adjective with の) milk-white; milky |
乳石英 see styles |
nyuusekiei / nyusekie にゅうせきえい |
{min} milky quartz |
天の川 see styles |
tennokawa てんのかわ |
(astron) Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (astron) Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy; (personal name) Tennokawa |
天の河 see styles |
amanogawa あまのがわ amanokawa あまのかわ |
(astron) Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (astron) Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy |
ミルク色 see styles |
mirukuiro ミルクいろ |
(adj-no,n) (See 乳白色・にゅうはくしょく) milk-white; milky |
天の川銀河 see styles |
amanogawaginga あまのがわぎんが |
(exp,n) {astron} (See 銀河系・1) Milky Way galaxy |
銀河鉄道の夜 see styles |
gingatetsudounoyoru / gingatetsudonoyoru ぎんがてつどうのよる |
(work) Night on the Galactic Railroad (novel by Kenji Miyazawa); Milky Way Railroad; (wk) Night on the Galactic Railroad (novel by Kenji Miyazawa); Milky Way Railroad |
ミルキーウェー see styles |
mirukiiwee / mirukiwee ミルキーウェー |
Milky Way |
ミルキーハット see styles |
mirukiihatto / mirukihatto ミルキーハット |
(1) casual felt hat (originally white) (wasei: milky hat); (2) Milky Hat (female singing group) |
ミルキー・ウェー |
mirukii wee / miruki wee ミルキー・ウェー |
Milky Way |
白扇潮招(rK) |
hakusenshiomaneki; hakusenshiomaneki ハクセンシオマネキ; はくせんしおまねき |
(kana only) milky fiddler crab (Austruca lactea) |
Variations: |
amanogawa(p); amanokawa(ok) あまのがわ(P); あまのかわ(ok) |
{astron} Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Milky Way Galaxy | 銀河系 银河系 | gingakei | yín hé xì yin2 he2 xi4 yin he xi yinhexi | yin ho hsi yinhohsi |
| Milky Way Galaxy | 銀河 银河 | ginga | yín hé / yin2 he2 / yin he / yinhe | yin ho / yinho |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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