Word Meaning 月食

げっしょく gesshoku

月食 is read as げっしょく (gesshoku) and means lunar eclipse.

Meaning

English

  1. lunar eclipse

Reading

Kana

げっしょく

Romaji

gesshoku

Writing Variants

  • 月蝕 げっしょく gesshoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 7775 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

部分月食

ぶぶんげっしょく

partial lunar eclipse

断食月

だんじきづき

month of fasting

月日

つきひ

the Moon and the Sun

月見

つきみ

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

月間

げっかん

month-long period

月日

がっぴ

month and day (of the year)

つき

Moon

月々

つきづき

every month

しょく

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)

外食

がいしょく

eating out

日食

にっしょく

solar eclipse

間食

かんしょく

eating between meals