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日食 (にっしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日にっ食しょく

に

っ

しょ

く

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

solar eclipse

astronomy

Astronomical term for when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, blocking the sun's light.

次つぎの日にっ食しょくは来らい年ねんの夏なつに見みられます。
The next solar eclipse can be seen next summer.
日にっ食しょくを観かん察

さつ

する

とき

は

専せん

用よう

の

メガネ

が

必ひつ

要よう

です

。

You need special glasses when observing a solar eclipse.

Written forms

日にっ食しょくUsage86%
Standard modern spelling for solar eclipse.
日にっ蝕しょくUsage14%
Traditional kanji form using 蝕; still seen but less common than 日食.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
食eat, food
蝕eclipse, occultation, be defective

Similar words

月げっ食しょく
月食 is a lunar eclipse, when the earth's shadow falls on the moon.

Etymology

Compound of 日 (sun) and 食 (eclipse). The character 食 here carries the meaning 'to eat away', referring to the sun being obscured.