noun

  1. rise of the curtain, opening of a play.
  2. beginning (e.g. of an era), start, opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
幕開け まくあけ
 
幕明け まくあけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

curtain, bunting, act of play
マク バク とばり (6th, N1)
must not, do not, be not
バク ボ マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ エイ ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)