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皆既食 (かいきしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

皆かい既き食しょく

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Meanings

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total eclipse; totality

Astronomy term for a total solar or lunar eclipse. Often used in compounds like 皆既日食 (total solar eclipse) and 皆既月食 (total lunar eclipse).

皆かい既き食しょくの間あいだ、空そらが急

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During the total eclipse, the sky suddenly grew dark.

皆かい既き食しょくの間あいだ、月つきは赤あかく見みえることがある。

During a total lunar eclipse, the moon can appear red.

Kanji

皆all, everything
既previously, already, long ago
食eat, food
蝕eclipse, occultation, be defective

Related words

部ぶ分ぶん食しょく
Partial eclipse, as opposed to total eclipse.
金きん環かん食しょく
Annular eclipse, where the moon covers the sun's center, leaving a ring of light.

Built from

皆かい既き+食しょく

Written forms

皆かい既き食しょく
Standard modern spelling for total eclipse.
皆かい既き蝕しょく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 蝕 is an older character for eclipse.

Etymology

Compound of 皆既 (total, complete) and 食 (eclipse). The kanji 既 means 'already' or 'completely', and 食 refers to the astronomical phenomenon of an eclipse.