Word Meaning 幕があく

まくがあく makugaaku

幕があく is read as まくがあく (makugaaku) and means to start (of an event, campaign, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to start (of an event, campaign, etc.)
  2. to begin
  3. the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.)
  4. the curtain rises
  5. to start (of a play)

Reading

Kana

まくがあく

Romaji

makugaaku

Writing Variants

  • 幕が開く まくがあく maku ga aku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 102722 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

幕を引く

まくをひく

to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.)

幕間

まくま

intermission (between acts)

幕内

まくうち

makuuchi

幕開け

まくあけ

rise of the curtain

幕下

まくした

third highest division

幕府

ばくふ

shogun's headquarters

まく

act (in a play)

幕末

ばくまつ

Bakumatsu period

幕切れ

まくぎれ

fall of the curtain

幕僚

ばくりょう

staff

幕の内

まくのうち

box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)

幕内十年

まくうちじゅうねん

10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone