Japanese symbol for “curtain”
幕
まく
Romaji: maku
curtain
In Japanese, curtain is 幕, read まく (maku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n curtain
- ctr, n act (in a play)
- n falling of the curtain; end (of a scene)
- n end; close
- n case; occasion; role (to play); part; place
- n makuuchi; top division (sumo)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “curtain”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カーテン | カーテン kaaten | curtain; curtains |
| 帳 | とばり tobari | curtain; hanging |
| 垂れ幕 | たれまく taremaku | hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain |
| スクリーン | スクリーン sukuriin | curtain |
| 帷帳 | いちょう ichou | curtain |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 開幕 | かいまく kaimaku | raising the curtain |
| 字幕 | じまく jimaku | subtitles; captioning |
| 幕末 | ばくまつ bakumatsu | Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period |
| 幕府 | ばくふ bakufu | shogunate; bakufu |
| 黒幕 | くろまく kuromaku | black curtain |
| 幕開け | まくあけ makuake | rise of the curtain; opening of a play |
See also: Chinese symbol for “curtain”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.