How to say 'Curtain' in Japanese | 幕

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The Japanese word for Curtain is 'Maku', written as 幕 in Japanese.'Curtain' in hiragana is まく.

word

幕

Meaning

Curtain

Reading

まく

maku

Kanji

幕Curtain

Explanation

The Japanese noun '幕 (まく)' primarily means 'curtain'. It refers to the physical curtain used in theaters or stages, but it can also metaphorically represent the beginning or end of an event or era. For example: The curtain rose「幕が上がった」(まくがあがった). The curtain fell on his career「彼のキャリアに幕が下りた」(かれのキャリアにまくがおりた). Additionally, '幕' can be used in compound words like '開幕 (かいまく)' (opening of an event) or '閉幕 (へいまく)' (closing of an event).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5640

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 幕

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

幕

Meaning

Curtain

Words Related to 幕 Through the Kanji 幕

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 幕 as well.

word

幕府

Meaning

Shogunate

word

幕末

Meaning

End of shogunate

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'Maku' means 'Curtain' .

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