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
(kyūjitai) 皆既蝕

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいきしょく [kàíkíꜜshòkù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ikʲiɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

皆(かい)既(き)食(しょく) • (kaikishoku)

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”)

References

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