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JLPT N2 · Noun

まく (maku)

まく is a Japanese noun meaning “curtain”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まく
Romaji
maku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. curtain · noun
  2. act (in a play) · noun, counter
  3. falling of the curtain; end (of a scene) · noun
  4. end; close · noun
  5. case; occasion; role (to play); part; place · noun

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.
Tatoeba #81088
この劇は三幕からなる。
This play has three acts.
Tatoeba #222182
音楽会は国歌で幕となった。
The concert concluded with the national anthem.
Tatoeba #188249

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1524750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.