皆かい既き日にっ食しょく

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Meanings

1

noun

total solar eclipse

astronomy

Astronomical term for a total solar eclipse. Used in news, science, and educational contexts.

食しょく

の

とき

、

太たい

陽よう

が

完かん

全ぜん

に

隠かく

れる

。

During a total solar eclipse, the sun is completely hidden.

皆かい既き日にっ食しょく
Standard modern spelling for 'total solar eclipse'.
皆かい既き日にっ蝕しょく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 蝕 is an older character for 'eclipse'.

Compound of 皆既 (kaiki, 'total, complete') and 日食 (nisshoku, 'solar eclipse'). 皆既 is itself from 皆 (kai, 'all') and 既 (ki, 'already, completely').