# 幕 — curtain; act of a play

幕 means “curtain; act of a play”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: マク (maku), バク (baku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 幕 (maku, “curtain”).

- Meaning: curtain; act of a play
- On'yomi: マク (maku), バク (baku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Arts & pastimes 1

## How to remember 幕

Parts: 莫 dusk · 巾 cloth

## Words with 幕

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 幕 | まく (maku) | curtain |

## Don't confuse it with

[暮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/make-a-living/) · [募](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/recruit/) · [模](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/) · [墓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grave/)

## More in the “Arts & pastimes 1” set

[響](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/echo/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/) · [描](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/draw/) · [撮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-photo/) · [奏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/play-music/) · [唱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chant/) · [俳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haiku/) · [詩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/poem/) · [棋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shogi/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/. Last updated 2026-11-01.