noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
幕開き まくあき
幕開
幕開 まくあき
 
幕明き まくあき

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)