Word Meaning 幕が開く

まくがあく maku ga aku

幕が開く is read as まくがあく (maku ga aku) 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

maku ga aku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 44469 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

幕開け

まくあけ

rise of the curtain

幕開き

まくあき

rise of the curtain

開幕

かいまく

raising the curtain

開幕投手

かいまくとうしゅ

opening-game pitcher

開幕戦

かいまくせん

opening game

幕を引く

まくをひく

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

幕間

まくあい

intermission (between acts)

幕内

まくうち

makuuchi

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