月食

げっしょく

Also written 月蝕

Meanings

1. Noun lunar eclipse

Kanji

• 月 month. Read as ゲツ.
• 食 eat. Read as ショク.

Example sentences

• 明日、月食が起こります。
  There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
• 昨日の月食見た？
  Did you see the eclipse yesterday?

Words containing 月食

• 皆既月食 (かいきげっしょく) total eclipse of the Moon
• 部分月食 (ぶぶんげっしょく) partial lunar eclipse

Word lists

• Astronomy

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