皆既日食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皆	既	日	食
かい Grade: S	き Grade: S	にち > にっ Grade: 1	しょく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
皆既日食 (kyūjitai) 皆既日蝕

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいきにっしょく [kàíkíníꜜsshòkù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ikʲiɲ̟iɕːo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

皆(かい)既(き)日(にっ)食(しょく) • (kaikinisshoku) 

1. a total solar eclipse

See also

• 皆既月食(かいきげっしょく) (kaikigesshoku, “total lunar eclipse”)
• 月食(げっしょく) (gesshoku, “lunar eclipse”)
• 皆既食(かいきしょく) (kaikishoku, “total eclipse”)
• 日食(にっしょく) (nisshoku, “solar eclipse”)