皆既(かいき)日食(にっしょく)

かいきにっしょく
noun
total solar eclipse
1. total solar eclipse
A solar eclipse in which the Moon completely covers the Sun, briefly revealing the corona and darkening the sky.
皆既(かいき)日食(にっしょく)を見(み)た。
I saw a total solar eclipse.
次(つぎ)の皆既(かいき)日食(にっしょく)は何年後(なんねんご)ですか。
How many years until the next total solar eclipse?
皆既(かいき)日食(にっしょく)の間(あいだ)、昼(ひる)なのに空(そら)が暗(くら)くなった。
During the total solar eclipse, the sky grew dark even though it was daytime.

Composed of 皆既(かいき) (total; complete) + 日食(にっしょく) (solar eclipse).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 皆既(かいき)日食(にっしょく)を観測(かんそく)する: to observe a total solar eclipse
  • 皆既(かいき)日食(にっしょく)が起(お)こる: a total solar eclipse occurs

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 金環(きんかん)日食(にっしょく): annular eclipse — a ring of sunlight remains around the Moon
  • 部分(ぶぶん)日食(にっしょく): partial eclipse — only part of the Sun is hidden
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