日食
Osaka can be written in Japanese as: 大阪
Masaru Hiroshima has written: 'Shahon no yomikata' -- subject(s): Cursive writing, Japanese Paleography, Japanese language, Kana, Paleography, Japanese, Writing
When referring to solar/lunar eclipses, it would be 'shoku,' written: 食
Eclipse in Japanese is Nisshoku (knee-show-coo) - Japanese symbols - 日食
Much of the Japanese written language is based on kanji. The Kanji came from China. The Japanese then added Katakana and Hirakana to provide additional ways of writing.
It is 'omoshiroi,' written: 面白い
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"日食 (nisshoku)" is the Japanese word for solar eclipse.
James Self has written: 'Japanese Art Signatures' -- subject(s): Artists, Artists' marks, Autographs, Dictionaries, Japanese, Japanese language, Personal Names, Writing
The words for 'solar eclipse' and 'lunar eclipse' are 日食 (nisshoku) and 月食 (gesshoku) in Japanese. The character 食 may be used to mean eclipse.
Hiroshi Tsukishima has written: 'Kokugogaku' -- subject(s): Japanese language, Japanese philology, Study and teaching, History 'Rekishiteki kanazukai' -- subject(s): Japanese language, Writing, Kana
Hachir Onoe has written: 'Kongji z hkyin darani' -- subject(s): Japanese language, Writing, History and criticism, Japanese literature, Kana