月食

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Chinese

moon; month
eat; food; to feed
eat; food; to feed; animal feed
 
trad. (月食)
simp. #(月食)
alternative forms 月蝕月蚀
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Pronunciation


Noun

月食

  1. lunar eclipse

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1
しょく
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
月蝕

Etymology

(げつ) (getsu, moon) + (しょく) (shoku, eclipse). is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Noun

(げっ)(しょく) (gesshoku

  1. lunar eclipse

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Alternative forms

Noun

月食 (wolsik) (hangeul 월식)

  1. hanja form? of 월식 (lunar eclipse)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

月食

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyệt thực (lunar eclipse).