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jmdict 1582020 Active (id: 1925175)
天の川 [ichi1] 天の河 [ichi1]
あまのがわ [ichi1] あまのかわ [ok]
1. [n] {astronomy}
▶ Milky Way
▶ [expl] luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2569260 星河【せいが】 1. Milky Way
  ⇐ see: 1131970 ミルキーウェイ 1. Milky Way



History:
2. A 2015-12-02 11:01:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2015-12-02 06:35:24  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daij, wiki, etc.
  Comments:
should probably be specified that this is the visible band of light that corresponds to the plane of the galaxy, rather than the galaxy itself.

also, nikk specifies that あまのかわ is [ok].  no other dict has it at all.

天の川=10365 ngrams; 天の河=268.  i think 天の河 should be demoted from ichi1
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<re_inf>&ok;</re_inf>
@@ -20,0 +22 @@
+<field>&astron;</field>
@@ -21,0 +24 @@
+<gloss g_type="expl">luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy</gloss>

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