EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    solar eclipse

    Astronomy

    日食はまれにしか起こらない。
    An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance.

Also written 日蝕【にっしょく】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

Kun
ひ、-び、-か
On
ニチ、ジツ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
1 of 2500
Radical
sun
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あ、あき、いる、く、くさ、こう、す、たち、に、にっ、につ、へ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-1, 4-4-1SKIP code
4c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.0Four corner code
3878deroo
65e5Unicode hex code
1-38-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2097Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2410New Nelson (John Haig)
3027New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3759Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1915Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2606Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
12Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
12Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
77Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
5Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13733Morohashi
62A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
5Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
5Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
11sakade
56Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
13henshall3
33Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3crowley
16Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
963Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
12Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ri4Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む
On
ショク、ジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level