Word Meaning 幕を閉じる

まくをとじる maku o tojiru

幕を閉じる is read as まくをとじる (maku o tojiru) and means to lower the curtain (at the end of a play).

Meaning

English

to lower the curtain (at the end of a play)
to come to an end
to finish

Reading

Kana

まくをとじる

Romaji

maku o tojiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 110138 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

閉幕となる

へいまくとなる

to come to a close (end)

閉幕

へいまく

falling of the curtain

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

幕が切って落とされる

まくがきっておとされる

to begin grandly

幕を切る

まくをきる

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

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

Example Sentences

幕を閉じる時間です。

まくとじるじかんです。

It's time to close the curtain.

その舞台は主人公の死で幕を閉じる。

The play concludes with the hero's death.