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月食げっしょく (gesshoku)

lunar eclipse

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Meaning

月食 (げっしょく, gesshoku) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “lunar eclipse”.

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Example sentences 9

明日あすは月食げっしょくが見みられるそうです

I heard that you can see an eclipse of the moon tomorrow.

今月食だ.

The moon is in eclipse.

月食げっしょくは珍めずらしい現象げんしょうだ。

An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.

昨日きのうの皆既かいき月食げっしょく見みた?

Did you see yesterday's total lunar eclipse?

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