部分(ぶぶん)日食(にっしょく)

ぶぶんにっしょく
noun
partial solar eclipse
1. partial solar eclipse
A solar eclipse in which the Moon covers only part of the Sun's disk, so the Sun appears notched rather than fully hidden.
部分(ぶぶん)日食(にっしょく)が見(み)えた。
A partial solar eclipse was visible.
今日(きょう)は各地(かくち)で部分(ぶぶん)日食(にっしょく)が観測(かんそく)された。
A partial solar eclipse was observed in many places today.
部分(ぶぶん)日食(にっしょく)でも、太陽(たいよう)を直接(ちょくせつ)見(み)るのは危険(きけん)だ。
Even during a partial solar eclipse, looking directly at the sun is dangerous.

Composed of 部分(ぶぶん) (partial) + 日食(にっしょく) (solar eclipse).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 部分(ぶぶん)日食(にっしょく)を観測(かんそく)する: to observe a partial solar eclipse
  • 部分(ぶぶん)日食(にっしょく)が見(み)られる: a partial solar eclipse can be seen

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 皆既(かいき)日食(にっしょく): total eclipse — the Sun is completely hidden
  • 金環(きんかん)日食(にっしょく): annular eclipse — a ring of sunlight remains
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Added 2026.6.28 18:18
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