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    3. 黒幕

    黒幕

    黒くろ幕まく

    black curtain

    KMT8News #23+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab24 strokes

    くろまく

    Noun

    1.
    black curtain
    2.
    wirepuller, mastermind, backroom manipulator, éminence grise, power broker

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    事じ件けんの黒くろ幕まくは誰だれだ?

    Who is the mastermind behind the incident?

    KMT7Daily Life
    彼かれはその陰いん謀ぼうの黒くろ幕まくとして疑うたがわれている。

    He is suspected of being the mastermind of that conspiracy.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    政せい治じの世せ界かいでは、黒くろ幕まくの存そん在ざいがしばしば取とり沙ざ汰たされる。

    In the world of politics, the existence of masterminds is often discussed.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    彼かれは長なが年ねん、政せい界かいの黒くろ幕まくとして影えい響きょう力りょくを行こう使ししてきた。

    For many years, he has wielded influence as a political mastermind.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    表ひょう面めん上じょうは穏おだやかだが、その裏うらには強きょう力りょくな黒クろ幕まくがいると噂うわさされている。

    Although it appears calm on the surface, it is rumored that there is a powerful mastermind behind it.

    KMT9Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    黒
    くろ・くろ.ずむ・くろ.い…(1)
    black
    幕
    とばり…(2)
    curtain・bunting・act of play
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