皆既

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皆	既
かい Grade: S	き Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
皆既 (kyūjitai)

Noun

皆(かい)既(き) • (kaiki) 

1. total eclipse

   「皆既月食(かいきげっしょく)」は、太陽(たいよう)と地球(ちきゅう)、それに月(つき)が一直線上(いっちょくせんじょう)に並(なら)んで月(つき)が地球(ちきゅう)の影(かげ)に完全(かんぜん)に覆(おお)われる現象(げんしょう)です。

   “Kaiki gesshoku” wa, taiyō to chikyū, sore ni tsuki ga itchokusen-jō ni narande tsuki ga chikyū no kage ni kanzen ni ōwareru genshō desu.

   A "total lunar eclipse" is a phenomenon where the earth lines up in a straight line between the sun and the moon and completely conceals the moon in its shadow.