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月食
月食
Chinese
moon; month | eat; food; to feed; animal feed
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simp. and trad. (月食) |
月 | 食 | |
alt. forms | 月蝕/月蚀 |
Noun
月食
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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月 | 食 |
げつ > げっ Grade: 1 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative forms
- 月蝕 (gesshoku)
Etymology
月 (moon) + 食, used in place of the non-Tōyō character 蝕 (eclipse)
Noun
月食 (hiragana げっしょく, romaji gesshoku)
Related terms
- 日食 (nisshoku): solar eclipse