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渦巻銀河 (uzumakiginga) Japanese meaning: spiral galaxy | Kotomora

渦うず巻まき銀ぎん河が

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Meanings

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spiral galaxy

Astronomical term for a galaxy with a spiral structure, such as the Milky Way.

アンドロメダ銀ぎん河がは代だい表ひょう的てきな渦うず巻まき銀ぎん河がです

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The Andromeda Galaxy is a typical spiral galaxy.

渦うず巻まき銀ぎん河がの渦か状じょう腕わんには若わかい星ほしが多おおく見みられる。

Many young stars are seen in the spiral arms of spiral galaxies.

Kanji

渦whirlpool, eddy, vortex
巻scroll, volume, book
銀silver
河river

Related words

銀ぎん河が
銀河 is the general term for 'galaxy'; 渦巻銀河 specifies the spiral type.
楕だ円えん銀ぎん河が
Elliptical galaxy, another morphological type contrasted with spiral galaxies.

Word family

棒ぼう渦うず巻まき銀ぎん河が
barred spiral galaxy

Built from

渦うず+巻まき+銀ぎん河が

Written forms

渦うず巻まき銀ぎん河が
Standard kanji spelling for 'spiral galaxy'.
渦うず巻まき銀ぎん河が
Variant with okurigana き; both spellings are used.

Etymology

Compound of 渦巻 (uzumaki, 'whirlpool, spiral') and 銀河 (ginga, 'galaxy'). The term directly describes the spiral appearance.