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How do you say "eclipse" in Japanese?
日食
nisshoku
In Japanese, "eclipse" is 日食 (nisshoku).
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Pronunciation
Nisshoku is nees-shoh-koo, three syllables with a firm double consonant giving the middle extra punch.
Writing and usage
日食 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
私たちはメガネ越しに日食を見ました。
watashitachi ha megane koshi ni nisshoku wo mima shita.
We watched the solar eclipse through glasses.
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How to remember 日食
Picture the sun going dark with a sudden 'nis-SHOH-koo', the punch in the middle like the moon blocking the light.
Related words
- breeze そよ風 soyo kaze
- gale 強風 kyoufuu
- monsoon モンスーン monsuun
- blizzard ブリザード burizaado
- drizzle 霧雨 kirisame
- downpour 豪雨 gouu
- humidity 湿度 shitsudo
- temperature 温度 ondo
- climate 気候 kikou
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Questions about 日食
How do you pronounce 日食?
Nisshoku is nees-shoh-koo, three syllables with a firm double consonant giving the middle extra punch.
Is 日食 formal or casual?
日食 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 日食 written in Japanese?
日食 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as nisshoku.
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