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    3. 幕開け

    幕開け

    幕まく開あけ​

    rise of the curtain

    KMT7News #14+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    幕明け

    まくあけ

    Noun

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

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    新あたらしい時じ代だいの幕まく開あけだ。

    It's the dawn of a new era.

    KMT6Daily Life
    オリンピックの開かい会かい式しきは、盛せい大だいな幕まく開あけとなった。

    The opening ceremony of the Olympics was a grand beginning.

    KMT7Sports & Martial Arts
    歌か舞ぶ伎きの幕まく開あけは、いつも観かん客きゃくを魅み了りょうする。

    The opening of a Kabuki play always fascinates the audience.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    産さん業ぎょう革かく命めいは、近きん代だい社しゃ会かいの幕まく開あけを象しょう徴ちょうする出で来き事ごとだった。

    The Industrial Revolution was an event symbolizing the dawn of modern society.

    KMT7History
    その発はっ見けんは、宇う宙ちゅう科か学がくの新あらたな研けん究きゅうの幕まく開あけを告つげた。

    That discovery heralded the beginning of new research in space science.

    KMT8Science & Math

    Characters that make up this word

    幕
    とばり…(2)
    curtain・bunting・act of play
    Kanji
    開
    ひら.く・ひら.き・-びら.き・ひら.ける・あ.く・あ.ける…(4)
    open・unfold・unseal
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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