矮わい小しょう不ふ規き則そく銀ぎん河が

Meanings

noun

dwarf irregular galaxy

astronomy

Astronomical term for a small galaxy with an irregular shape, lacking a distinct spiral or elliptical structure.

Kanji

矮low, short
小little, small
不negative, non-, bad
規standard, measure
則rule, law, follow
銀silver
河river

Related words

矮わい小しょう銀ぎん河が
矮小銀河 is a broader term for any dwarf galaxy, while 矮小不規則銀河 specifically refers to the irregular subtype.
不ふ規き則そく銀ぎん河が
不規則銀河 is an irregular galaxy of any size; 矮小不規則銀河 specifies a dwarf-sized irregular galaxy.

Built from

矮わい小しょう+不ふ規き則そく銀ぎん河が

Written forms

矮わい小しょう不ふ規き則そく銀ぎん河が
Standard kanji spelling for this astronomical term.
わい小しょう不ふ規き則そく銀ぎん河が
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; 矮 is a non-jōyō kanji, so this form may be used for readability.

Etymology

Compound of 矮小 (わいしょう, 'dwarf, diminutive'), 不規則 (ふきそく, 'irregular'), and 銀河 (ぎんが, 'galaxy'). A direct translation of the English astronomical term 'dwarf irregular galaxy'.