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金環日食 (きんかんにっしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金きん環かん日にっ食しょく

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Meanings

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noun

annular solar eclipse

astronomy

Astronomical term for an eclipse where the Moon covers the Sun's center, leaving a bright ring visible.

来らい月げつ、日本にほんで金きん環かん日にっ食しょくが見みられる。
Next month, an annular solar eclipse can be seen in Japan.
金きん環かん日にっ食

しょく

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とき

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太たい

陽よう

が

リング

の

よう

に

見み

える

。

During an annular solar eclipse, the sun looks like a ring.

Written forms

金きん環かん日にっ食しょく
Standard kanji spelling for 'annular solar eclipse'.
金きん環かん日にっ蝕しょく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 蝕 is an older variant of 食.

Kanji

金gold
環ring, circle, loop
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
A total solar eclipse, where the Moon completely covers the Sun, unlike an annular eclipse which leaves a ring.
部ぶ分ぶん日にっ食しょく
A partial solar eclipse, where only part of the Sun is obscured.

Etymology

Compound of 金環 (golden ring) + 日食 (solar eclipse). The term describes the ring-like appearance of the sun during this type of eclipse.