Japanese symbol for “galaxy”
銀河
ぎんが
Romaji: ginga
Milky Way
In Japanese, galaxy is 銀河, read ぎんが (ginga).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n Milky Way (astron)
- n galaxy (astron)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “galaxy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀河系 | ぎんがけい gingakei | Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy |
| ギャラクシー | ギャラクシー gyarakushii | galaxy |
| 星雲 | せいうん seiun | galaxy |
| 島宇宙 | しまうちゅう shimauchuu | galaxy; island universe |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 銀座 | ぎんざ ginza | Ginza (district in Tokyo) |
| 水銀 | すいぎん suigin | mercury (Hg) |
| 銀貨 | ぎんか ginka | silver coin |
| 日本銀行 | にっぽんぎんこう nipponginkou | Bank of Japan; BOJ |
| 河川 | かせん kasen | rivers |
| 大河 | たいが taiga | large river |
| 河原 | かわら kawara | dry riverbed; river beach |
See also: Chinese symbol for “galaxy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.