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Meaning of 月食(げっしょく) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 月食, 月蝕

Kana Reading げっしょく

Romaji gesshoku

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

lunar eclipse

Example sentence

明日、月食が起こります。 There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.

Examples of 月食, 月蝕, げっしょく in a sentence

明日、月食が起こります。

There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
月食は珍しい現象だ。

An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.

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Kanji in this word

食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

月 JLPT 5

4 strokes

month, moon

On'Yomi: ゲツ, ガツ

Kun'Yomi: つき

蝕

14 strokes

eclipse, occultation, be defective

On'Yomi: ショク

Kun'Yomi: むしば.む

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