Word Meaning 鯨幕

くじらまく kujiramaku

鯨幕 is read as くじらまく (kujiramaku) and means black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service).

Meaning

English

black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)

Reading

Kana

くじらまく

Romaji

kujiramaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 135934 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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鯨肉

げいにく

whale meat

鯨

くじら

whale (Cetacea spp.)

鯨骨生物群集

げいこつせいぶつぐんしゅう

whale-fall community

鯨取り

いさなとり

whaling

鯨取り

くじらとり

whaling

鯨飲馬食

げいいんばしょく

drinking like a fish and eating like a horse

鯨脳油

げいのうゆ

spermaceti

内幕

うちまく

inner curtain (in a military encampment)

開幕

かいまく

raising the curtain

序幕

じょまく

curtain-raiser

一幕

ひとまく

one act (play, etc.)

幕

まく

act (in a play)