Kanji
N1 13 strokes Grade 6 freq #835

curtain, bunting, act of play

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

cloth haba

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

raising the curtain
curtain
one act (of a play)
makuuchi; top division (of professional sumo)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate
shogunate; bakufu
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
subtitles; captioning
falling of the curtain
staff; staff officer

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

rise of the curtain; opening of a play
fall of the curtain; end of an act
hanging banner; hanging screen

Example sentences

To our amusement, the curtain began to rise ahead of time.

The company presented a three-act play.

I know who is pulling the strings.

Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?