Word Meaning 幕を切って落とす

まくをきっておとす maku o kitteotosu

幕を切って落とす is read as まくをきっておとす (maku o kitteotosu) and means to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

まくをきっておとす

Romaji

maku o kitteotosu

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 57979 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

幕が切って落とされる

まくがきっておとされる

to begin grandly

幕切れ

まくぎれ

fall of the curtain

幕を切る

まくをきる

to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)

切り落とす

きりおとす

to cut off

切幕

きりまく

entrance curtain (noh)

逆切り落し

ぎゃくきりおとし

shielding

切落し

きりおとし

clipping

幕をおろす

まくをおろす

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play)

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