Word Meaning 幕末

ばくまつ bakumatsu

幕末 is read as ばくまつ (bakumatsu) and means Bakumatsu period.

Meaning

English

Bakumatsu period
closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate
end of the Edo period

Reading

Kana

ばくまつ

Romaji

bakumatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 12935 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

幕内最高優勝

まくうちさいこうゆうしょう

tournament win in the highest division

幕下上位

まくしたじょうい

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