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渦状銀河 (kajouginga) Japanese meaning: spiral galaxy | Kotomora

渦か状じょう銀ぎん河が

also: うずじょうぎんが

か

じょ

う

ぎ

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が

Meanings

1

spiral galaxy

Astronomical term for a galaxy with a spiral structure, such as the Milky Way. Synonymous with 渦巻銀河 (うずまきぎんが).

See also: 渦巻銀河

アンドロメダ銀ぎん河がは渦か状じょう銀ぎん河

が

の

一ひと

つ

です

。

The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the spiral galaxies.

渦か状じょう銀ぎん河がの渦うず巻まき構こう造ぞうは、星せい間かん物ぶっ質しつの密みつ度ど波はによって形けい成せいされる。

The spiral structure of spiral galaxies is formed by density waves in the interstellar medium.

Kanji

渦whirlpool, eddy, vortex
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
銀silver
河river

Related words

渦うず巻まき銀ぎん河が
Synonym; 渦巻銀河 is more common in everyday contexts, while 渦状銀河 is slightly more technical.
銀ぎん河が
General term for galaxy; 渦状銀河 specifies the spiral type.

Built from

渦か状じょう+銀ぎん河が

Written forms

渦状銀河
- かじょうぎんが
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading かじょうぎんが is the most common.
- うずじょうぎんが
  Alternate reading; less common but still encountered in astronomical contexts.
うずじょうぎんが

Etymology

Compound of 渦状 (かじょう, 'spiral-shaped') and 銀河 (ぎんが, 'galaxy'). The reading うずじょうぎんが uses the kun'yomi うず for 渦.