JLPT N1 • KANJI

lunar eclipse

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

The correct reading is げっしょく. 月 (ゲツ) changes to ゲッ due to 連濁 (rendaku) before 食 (ショク), both being On'yomi. つきしょく uses Kun'yomi, and げっさく misreads 食. It describes a lunar eclipse, when the moon passes into Earth's shadow.

日本語解説

「月」は「ゲツ」が連濁で「ゲッ」に、「食」は「ショク」と両方音読みです。「つきしょく」は訓読み、「げっさく」は「食」の誤読。月が地球の影に入り、欠けて見える現象です。

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