What is the Kanji for "Curtain"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Curtain", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Curtain" is "幕".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tobari".

Its onyomi readings are "Baku" and "Maku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "莫" . And The kanji "巾" means "Towel" and can be read as "Kin".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "幕" mean in japanese?

"幕" means "Curtain".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

幕府: "Shogunate". The Japanese noun '幕府 (ばくふ)' refers to the central military government headed by a shogun that ruled Japan for most of its history from the 12th to the 19th century. The Edo period, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, is a well-known example of a 幕府 in Japanese history. The 幕府 held political, economic, and military control over the country. For example: The Tokugawa shogunate was the last feudal Japanese military government, or 幕府. - (徳川幕府は最後の日本の封建制軍政府、つまり幕府であった).

幕: "Curtain". The Japanese noun '幕 (まく)' means 'curtain'. It refers to a hanging piece of fabric used to cover or conceal something, often used in theaters or on stages. 幕 can also refer to a military encampment or tent. For example: The curtain rose - (幕が上がった). The tent's curtain was blown open - (幕がはためいた).

幕末: "Late Edo period". The Japanese term '幕末 (ばくまつ)' refers to the final years of the Edo period in Japanese history, specifically the period from 1853 to 1867. This was a turbulent time marked by the declining power of the Tokugawa shogunate and the growing influence of Western nations, which eventually led to the Meiji Restoration and the end of the shogunate. The term '幕末' literally translates to 'the end of the shogunate'. Some examples: The late Edo period was a time of great political and social upheaval - (幕末は大きな政治的・社会的な動乱の時期だった). The late Edo period paved the way for the Meiji Restoration - (幕末はメイジ維新への道を開いた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ば" is read as "ba". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.