幕 – curtain, bunting, act of play

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The kanji 幕 means curtain, bunting, act of play. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is マク、バク (maku, baku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is とばり (tobari). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 巾 (no. 50).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	マク	maku
On’yomi	バク	baku
Kun’yomi	とばり	tobari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 巾 (Kangxi radical 50). Components: 巾・大・日・艾.

Words using 幕

幕まくcurtain

Example sentences

万雷の拍手のうちに幕が下りた。

The curtain fell amid the wild applause of the audience.

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この劇は三幕からなる。

This play has three acts.

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音楽会は国歌で幕となった。

The concert concluded with the national anthem.

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Kanji with the same radical

市常席帰師幅帯布希帳帽幣巾

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