天あまの川がわ銀ぎん河が

expression, noun

Milky Way galaxy

Astronomical term for our galaxy. Often used in scientific contexts; in everyday language, 天の川 alone often refers to the Milky Way as seen from Earth.

See also: 銀河系

• 天あまの川がわ銀ぎん河がには数すう千せん億おくの星ほしがある。

  There are hundreds of billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

• アンドロメダ銀ぎん河がは天あまの川がわ銀ぎん河がに最もっとも近ちかい大おおきな銀ぎん河がだ。

  The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way.