幕 Kanji – curtain
The Japanese kanji 幕 can mean curtain, bunting, act of play.
Meaning and Readings
How is 幕 read?
幕 has the onyomi readings マク, バク and the kunyomi reading とばり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as maku, baku, tobari.
Common Japanese Words Using 幕
These common Japanese words contain 幕. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一幕（ひとまく） — one act (of a play)
- 開幕（かいまく） — raising the curtain
- 黒幕（くろまく） — black curtain
- 字幕（じまく） — subtitles, captioning
- 序幕（じょまく） — curtain-raiser, prologue
- 入幕（にゅうまく） — advancing to the first grade
- 閉幕（へいまく） — falling of the curtain
- 幕（まく） — curtain
- 幕開け（まくあけ） — rise of the curtain, opening of a play
- 幕切れ（まくぎれ） — fall of the curtain, end of an act