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    3. 月食

    月食

    月げっ食しょく

    lunar eclipse

    KMT10News #39+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab13 strokes

    月蝕

    げっしょく

    Noun

    1.
    lunar eclipse
    astronomy

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    今こん夜や、月げっ食しょくが見みられる。

    A lunar eclipse can be seen tonight.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    皆かい既げ月つしょ食くはとても珍めずらしい現げん象しょうだ。

    A total lunar eclipse is a very rare phenomenon.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    月げっ食しょくの際さいには、月つきが赤しゃく銅どう色いろに見みえることがある。

    During a lunar eclipse, the moon can sometimes appear coppery red.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math
    子こ供どもたちは月げっ食しょくを観かん察さつするために夜よ空ぞらを見み上あげた。

    The children looked up at the night sky to observe the lunar eclipse.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentEducation
    古こ代だい文ぶん明めいでは、月げっ食しょくは不ふ吉きつな前ぜん兆ちょうと見みなされることもあった。

    In ancient civilizations, lunar eclipses were sometimes regarded as ominous omens.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    月
    つき…(7)
    month・moon
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
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