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ブラッドムーン

Meanings

1

noun

blood moon

Refers to the reddish appearance of the moon during a total lunar eclipse. A loanword from English, used in astronomical and popular contexts.

今こん夜やはブラッドムーンが見みられるらしい。
It seems we can see a blood moon tonight.
ブラッドムーンは皆かい既き月げっ食しょくのときに現あらわれる。
A blood moon appears during a total lunar eclipse.

Written forms

ブラッド・ムーン
- ブラッドムーン
  Variant spelling with an interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or stylistic reasons.
- ブラッド・ムーン

Similar words

皆かい既き月げっ食しょく
The Japanese term for a total lunar eclipse, the astronomical event that causes a blood moon. ブラッドムーン is the loanword specifically for the red moon phenomenon.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'blood moon', referring to the reddish color of the moon during a total lunar eclipse.