日食

Japanese

Alternative forms

• 日蝕

Etymology

日 (sun) + 食, used in place of the non-Tōyō character 蝕 (eclipse)

Noun

日食 (hiragana にっしょく, romaji nisshoku)

1. solar eclipse

Related terms

• 月食 (gesshoku): lunar eclipse
• 皆既日食 (kaiki nisshoku): total solar eclipse