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月食
Gesshoku occurs when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow. Like nisshoku, it uses the 'eat' kanji to signify the celestial body disappearing.
Examples in context
今夜は部分月食が起こります。
A partial lunar eclipse will occur tonight.
月食で月が赤く見える。
The moon looks red due to the lunar eclipse.
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