月食

げっしょく

lunar eclipse

What does 月食 mean?

月食 is a Japanese noun meaning lunar eclipse in English. It is written as 月食 in kanji, げっしょく in hiragana, and gesshoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

月食は珍しい現象だ。

An eclipse of the moon is a rare phenomenon.