Word Meaning 幕をおろす

まくをおろす makuoorosu

幕をおろす is read as まくをおろす (makuoorosu) and means to lower the curtain (at the end of a play).

Meaning

English

  1. to lower the curtain (at the end of a play)
  2. to come to an end
  3. to finish

Reading

Kana

まくをおろす

Romaji

makuoorosu

Writing Variants

  • 幕を下ろす まくをおろす maku o orosu
  • 幕を降ろす まくをおろす maku o orosu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 103063 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

幕を切って落とす

まくをきっておとす

to start (e.g. a scene, a war, 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