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Kanji Detail for 蝕 - "erode, eclipse"
蝕
- Meaning
蝕 means "erode, eclipse."
Erode - For insects to eat away; to damage.
Eclipse - For the sun or moon to be obscured.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
eclipse; occultation; be defective
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
nibble away; erode; eclipse
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to nibble at, to erode; an eclipse
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Eclipse of sun or moon. When the moon moves between the earth and sun, blocking the sun, this is a solar eclipse. When the earth moves between the sun and moon, blocking moonlight, this is a lunar eclipse. | All erosion and wearing away is called 蝕. Such as saying 剝蝕 (erosion), 侵蝕 (corrosion).
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