JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 幕: "curtain, bunting, act of play"
The kanji 幕 means "curtain, bunting, act of play". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read マク, バク in on'yomi and とばり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
マクバク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とばり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | curtain, bunting, act of play |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 835 of 2,501 |
Common words with 幕
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 幕curtain · act (in a play)
- 黒幕black curtain · wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator; éminence grise
- 剣幕threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
- 幕府shogunate; bakufu · shogun's headquarters
- 天幕decorative curtain hung from the ceiling · tent; pavilion; marquee
- 開幕raising the curtain · opening (of an event); start; beginning
- 幕を閉じるto lower the curtain (at the end of a play) · to come to an end; to finish
- 一幕one act (of a play) · scene; event
- 弾幕(artillery) barrage · bullet hell; curtain fire; screen-filling barrage of (usu. slow-moving) enemy bullets
- 煙幕smokescreen
- 幕開けrise of the curtain; opening of a play · beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
- 幕を下ろすto lower the curtain (at the end of a play) · to come to an end; to finish
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