| か | い | 
|---|---|
| 皆 | 
| き | 
|---|
| 既 | 
| しょ | く | 
|---|---|
| 食 | 
noun
Astronomy, etc. term.- total eclipse (solar or lunar), totality.
 
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
                                
 
 
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                            皆既食 | かいきしょく | |||||||||
                                
 
 
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                            皆既蝕 | かいきしょく | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
all, everything
みな カイ むな (7th, N3)
previously, already, long ago
すで.に キ (8th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
eat, food
た.べる く.う ショク (2nd, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い リョウ ら (4th, N3)