天てん漢かんてんかんMeanings1nounMilky WayA poetic, classical Chinese term for the Milky Way. In modern Japanese, 天の川 (あまのがわ) is the standard word.七夕たなばたの夜よる、天てん漢かんが空そらを横よこ切ぎるように輝かがやいていた。On the night of Tanabata, the Milky Way shone as if crossing the sky.
