Cool Kanji – 日食
A pretty obvious post for today – the kanji for solar eclipse. It’s pronounced にっしょく, and I guess literally means “eat/swallow the sun.” Pretty cool stuff.
I found this link on how to enjoy the eclipse in Japan via a friend’s shared sites on Google reader. Remember, don’t look straight at the sun or you’ll end up like Radioactive Man. Looking straight at rain clouds, on the other hand, will do nothing to you but may ruin the day of small children with giant expectations.
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
[...] in duration until June 13, 2132. The word for solar eclipse is nisshoku 日食, literally meaning “eat/swallow the sun”. In Morotsuka, we’ll be getting about 90% coverage, but it will still be light out. Due to [...]
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
There was complete cloud cover all day in Fukushima. So much for that eclipse.
July 25th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Shame I couldn’t be there for the eclipse; oh well, at least it’s not a once-in-a-lifetime experience, neh……
Love the kanji though, great use of creative vocabulary, I think!
July 30th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
But the Kanji used to be 日蝕, which is more like „eaten by bugs“
August 2nd, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t really done anything with all the Japanese I had to learn in school… but that’s one very cool Kanji. I daresay it’s brought me back from the brink of apathy. Thanks, Daniel!