銀河

ぎんが

Milky Way

Also:galaxy

What does 銀河 mean?

銀河 is a Japanese noun meaning Milky Way in English. It can also be translated as galaxy depending on context. It is written as 銀河 in kanji, ぎんが in hiragana, and ginga in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

宇宙にはたくさんの銀河がある。

There are many galaxies in the universe.