月食

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	食

Alternative forms

• 月蝕 (げっしょく, gesshoku)

Etymology

月 (moon) + 食, used in place of the non-Tōyō character 蝕 (eclipse)

Noun

月食 (hiragana げっしょく, romaji gesshoku)

1. lunar eclipse

Related terms

• 日食: solar eclipse