Keyword
curtain
Info
FrequencyTop 1100-1200
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig437
Readings
まく
(71%)
ばく
(28%)
Composed of
want not
piece of fabric
Used in kanji (2 in total)
exponent
???
Used in vocabulary (141 in total)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
bakufu; shogunate
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to come to an end; to close the curtain
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
smokescreen
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
blackout curtain
staff; staff officer
intermission (between acts); interlude
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
subtitles; captioning
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
horizontal banner
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
camp enclosure
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
overthrow of the shogunate
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
camp; barracks
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place
attacking the shogunate
curtain; drapery
the shogunate army
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
opening game; (season) opener
adherence to the shogunate
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
unveiling ceremony
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); highest-ranking division; intermission (between acts); interlude
the shogunate (administration)
highest-ranking division
curtain-raiser; prologue
camp; camping
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
shogunate official
supporters of the shogun
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
(projection) screen
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
Ashikaga shogunate (i.e. the Muromachi shogunate, 1336-1573)
feudal system of the shogunate and domains
rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
entrance curtain (in noh)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
draw curtain; stage curtain
to bring to an end; to close the curtain
the old feudal government; shogunate
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
wrestler newly promoted to makuuchi division
movement to overthrow the shogunate (mid-19th century)
to come to a close (end)
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.)
general staff headquarters
curtain with horizontal stripes
imperial-shogunal (e.g. relations, etc.)
intermission (between acts); interlude
unveiling (a statue, monument, etc.)
advancing to the first grade
draw curtain; stage curtain
bullet hell (genre of shoot 'em ups)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
subtitles; captioning
subtitled version (of a movie)
kabuki curtain, usu. of three coloured panels
curtains hung (from trees or poles) during a flower-viewing party
subtitled (of a movie, etc.)
lowest ranked wrestler in makuuchi division
wrestler re-promoted to makuuchi division
fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits (noh); curtain with a family crest
reverence for the emperor and the overthrow of the shogunate
curtains hung (from trees or poles) during a flower-viewing party
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)
first act (play, ballet, opera, etc.)
screening panel (desk, etc.); modesty board
curtain; hanging; bunting; place where a curtain is hung
blackout curtain; lampshade; shade
entrance curtain (in noh)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
hanjeungmak; Korean dome-shaped sauna
drop curtain
sheet lightning
tournament win in the highest division
referee officiating at bouts of rank-and-file wrestlers in the highest division
referee officiating the third highest division
30 highest ranked makushita wrestlers
very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division
very successful amateur wrestler, allowed to start professional career in makushita division
purple curtain on the hanging roof above the ring
to be promoted to makuuchi (of a juryo-division wrestler)
10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone
special seats and standing-only space in the galley for people who only intend to see one act of a kabuki play
coloured curtains hanging from the eaves of a Buddhist temple
entrance curtain (noh)
entrance curtain (noh)
Examples (13 in total)
The curtain rose.
This play has three acts.
The story ends with his death.