Word Meaning 幕を引く

まくをひく maku o hiku

幕を引く is read as まくをひく (maku o hiku) and means to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.).

Meaning

English

to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.)
to come to an end
to finish

Reading

Kana

まくをひく

Romaji

maku o hiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 53632 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

幕引き

まくひき

person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)

水引幕

みずひきまく

purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring

引幕

ひきまく

draw curtain

幕があく

まくがあく

to start (of an event, campaign, 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

幕

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