Word Meaning 黒幕

くろまく kuromaku

黒幕 is read as くろまく (kuromaku) and means black curtain.

Meaning

English

  1. black curtain
  2. wirepuller
  3. mastermind
  4. backroom manipulator
  5. éminence grise
  6. power broker

Reading

Kana

くろまく

Romaji

kuromaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 15436 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

黒松

くろまつ

black pine (Pinus thunbergii)

黒い霧

くろいきり

thick fog (of suspicion)

黒潮

くろしお

Kuroshio Current

黒鉛

こくえん

graphite

黒砂糖

くろざとう

(unrefined) brown sugar

黒体放射

こくたいほうしゃ

black-body radiation

黒竜江大学

こくりゅうこうだいがく

Heilongjiang University

黒シャツ隊

くろしゃつたい

blackshirts (Italian fascist group)

黒大豆

くろだいず

black soybean

黒影

こくえい

silhouette

黒目豆

くろめまめ

black-eyed pea

黒竜会

こくりゅうかい

Black Dragon Society (1901-1946)

Example Sentences

2

I know who is pulling the strings.

She figured as a gray eminence.