渦巻銀河

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うず
Grade: S
ま(き)
Grade: 6
ぎん
Grade: 3
か > が
Grade: 5
kun'yomi kan'on
Alternative spellings
渦卷銀河 (kyūjitai)
渦巻き銀河
うずまき銀河
渦まき銀河
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渦巻銀河 (uzumaki ginga): a typical spiral galaxy.

Etymology

Compound of 渦巻 (uzumaki, spiral) +‎ 銀河 (ginga, galaxy).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

(うず)(まき)(ぎん)() (uzumaki gingaうづまきぎんが (udumaki ginga)?

  1. (astronomy) a spiral galaxy
    Synonym: 渦状銀河 (kajō ginga)

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN