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月面着陸 (げつめんちゃくりく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

月げつ面めん着ちゃく陸りく

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Meanings

1

moon landing; lunar landing

Refers to the act of landing a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.

アポロ11号ごうは1969年ねんに初はじめて月げつ面めん着ちゃく陸りくに成せい功こうした

。

Apollo 11 succeeded in the first moon landing in 1969.

月げつ面めん着ちゃく陸りくの映えい像ぞうは世せ界かい中じゅうに衝しょう撃げきを与あたえた。

The footage of the lunar landing shocked the world.

Kanji

月month, moon
面mask, face, features
着don, arrive, wear
陸land, six

Related words

着ちゃく陸りく
着陸 is a general term for 'landing' (of aircraft, etc.), while 月面着陸 specifically means 'lunar landing'.
月げつ面めん
月面 means 'lunar surface' and is a component of 月面着陸, but is not a landing event itself.

Built from

月げつ面めん+着ちゃく陸りく

Etymology

Compound of 月面 (lunar surface) and 着陸 (landing).