渦巻銀河

Japanese

Kanji in this term
渦	巻	銀	河
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

渦巻銀河 (uzumaki ginga): a typical spiral galaxy.

Etymology

Compound of 渦巻 (uzumaki, “spiral”) +‎ 銀河 (ginga, “galaxy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うずまきぎんが [ùzúmákí gíꜜǹgà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟zɨma̠kʲi ɡʲĩŋɡa̠]

Noun

渦(うず)巻(まき)銀(ぎん)河(が) • (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

• 棒(ぼう)渦巻(うずまき)銀(ぎん)河(が) (bō uzumaki ginga, “barred spiral galaxy”)