What does 天の川 mean?
天の川 is a Japanese noun meaning “Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy” in English. It is written as 天の川 in kanji, あまのがわ in hiragana, and amanogawa in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
初めて天の川を見た夜のことを私は覚えている。
I remember the night when I first saw the Milky Way.