日食
Chinese
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.) |
eat; food; to feed; animal feed | ||
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simp. and trad. (日食) |
日 | 食 | |
variant forms | 日蝕/日蚀 “solar eclipse” |
Pronunciation
Noun
日食
Synonyms
- (daily food): (Min Nan) 食食
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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日 | 食 |
にち > にっ Grade: 1 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 日食 (MC ȵiɪt̚ ʑɨk̚).
Alternative forms
See also
- 月食 (gesshoku, “lunar eclipse”)
- 皆既日食 (kaiki nisshoku, “total solar eclipse”)
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