皆既食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皆	既	食
かい Grade: S	き Grade: S	しょく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spellings
皆既食 (kyūjitai) 皆既蝕

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいき​しょく [kàíkíꜜshòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ikʲiɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

皆(かい)既(き)食(しょく) • (kaikishoku) 

1. a total eclipse; either solar or lunar

See also

• 日食(にっしょく) (nisshoku, “solar eclipse”)
• 皆既日食(かいきにっしょく) (kaikinisshoku, “total solar eclipse”)
• 皆既月食(かいきげっしょく) (kaikigesshoku, “total lunar eclipse”)