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幕開き (まくあき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

幕まく開あき

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Meanings

1

noun

rise of the curtain; opening of a play

Literal theatrical opening; the moment the curtain rises. Antonym: 幕切れ.

Antonyms: 幕切れ

幕まく開あきのベルが鳴なり、観かん客きゃくは静しずかになった。
The bell for the rise of the curtain rang, and the audience fell silent.

2

noun

beginning; start; opening

Figurative use for the start of an era, event, tournament, festival, etc. Often used in formal or journalistic contexts.

See also: 幕開け

新しん元げん号ごうの幕まく開あきを祝いわう式しき典てんが行おこなわれた。
A ceremony was held to celebrate the beginning of the new era.
大たい会かいの幕まく開

Written forms

幕まく開あきUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling.
幕まくあきUsage36%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
幕まく開あき
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; seen but less standard.

あ

き

を

告つ

げる

花はな

火び

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打う

ち

上あ

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られ

た

。

Fireworks were launched to mark the opening of the tournament.

幕まく

明あ

き

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

幕curtain, bunting, act of play
開open, unfold, unseal
明bright, light

Similar words

幕まく開あけ
More common variant with the same meanings. 幕開き is less frequent but interchangeable.
幕まく切ぎれ
Antonym for the literal sense: the fall of the curtain, the end of a play.

Etymology

Compound of 幕 (curtain) and 開き (opening), from the verb 開く (to open).