Word Meaning 幕を切る

まくをきる maku o kiru

幕を切る is read as まくをきる (maku o kiru) and means to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

まくをきる

Romaji

maku o kiru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 61852 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

幕を切って落とす

まくをきっておとす

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

切幕

きりまく

entrance curtain (noh)

幕に上がる

まくにあがる

to be promoted to makuuchi (of a juryo-division wrestler)

幕が下りる

まくがおりる

to lower the curtain

幕にする

まくにする

to bring to an end

幕になる

まくになる

to come to an end

幕を閉じる

まくをとじる

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