NichiDict

N3
まく
[maku]
Illustration for 幕

Meanings

1.Noun

curtain

2.NounCounter

act (in a play)

3.Noun

falling of the curtain; end (of a scene)

4.Noun

end; close

5.Noun

case; occasion; role (to play); part; place

6.Noun

sumomakuuchi; top division

Examples

が開くと会場の客席が湧いた。

The audience cheered when the curtain opened.

の後ろで次の場面の準備をしている。

We're preparing behind the curtain.

祭りの開幕を告げる太鼓の音が響き渡った。

The sound of drums announcing the festival's opening echoed around.