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部分日食 (ぶぶんにっしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

部ぶ分ぶん日にっ食しょく

Meanings

1

noun

partial solar eclipse

astronomy

Astronomical term for an eclipse where the moon covers only part of the sun.

今日きょうは部ぶ分ぶん日にっ食しょくが観かん測そくできる。
A partial solar eclipse can be observed today.
部ぶ分ぶん日にっ食しょくのときは専せん用ようの日にっ食しょくグラスを使つかいましょう。
Use special eclipse glasses during a partial solar eclipse.

Written forms

部ぶ分ぶん日にっ食しょく
Standard modern spelling using 食 for eclipse.
部ぶ分ぶん日にっ蝕しょく
Traditional spelling using 蝕; still seen in older or formal texts but less common today.

Kanji

部section, bureau, dept
分part, minute of time, segment

日day, sun, Japan

食eat, food

蝕eclipse, occultation, be defective

Similar words

皆かい既き日にっ食しょく
皆既日食 is a total solar eclipse, where the sun is completely covered, while 部分日食 is only partial.
金きん環かん日にっ食しょく
金環日食 is an annular solar eclipse, where a ring of sunlight remains visible; 部分日食 covers only a portion.
月げっ食しょく
月食 is a lunar eclipse; 部分日食 is specifically a solar eclipse.

Etymology

Compound of 部分 (partial) and 日食 (solar eclipse). The term is straightforward and modern.