幕開け

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★★ 3/5 neutral まくあけmakuake
読み まくあけ
ローマ字 makuake
漢字の分解 幕 (maku) — curtain, act; 開け (ake) — opening, raising
発音 /ma.kɯ.a.ke/

意味

Opening; beginning; the dawn or start of something significant. Literally, the raising of a theatre curtain.

From the world of traditional Japanese theatre (歌舞伎, Noh), where 幕開け marks the literal rise of the curtain and the start of a performance. By extension, it is used as a vivid metaphor for the beginning of any significant new phase — a new era, a new project, a new chapter of history. 幕開けとなる is a common journalistic phrase meaning 'marks the beginning of'. Contrast with 幕切れ (curtain fall, the end) for the full theatrical metaphor arc.

例文

  1. 明治維新は近代日本の幕開けを告げる歴史的な出来事であった。
  2. その映画祭は、世界中から注目を集める映画シーズンの幕開けとなった。
  3. 春の訪れは、新たな出会いと始まりの幕開けとなる季節だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: theatre, history, journalism, metaphor

トーン: dramatic

起源と歴史

Theatrical origin: 幕 (curtain) + 開け (opening, raising). The image of the curtain rising to reveal a new scene became a widely used metaphor for inaugurating a new chapter in history or life.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

年度 Fiscal year; academic year; official year. A defined annual period used for administrative, educational, or financial purposes, often not aligned with the calendar year. 昭和 The Shōwa era; the imperial reign period of Emperor Hirohito, spanning 1926 to 1989. One of the longest and most historically eventful eras in Japanese history. 歴史的 Historic; historical. Describes something of great historical significance, or something related to history in general. 元号 Era name; the official name given to a reign period in the Japanese imperial system. Japan currently uses the era Reiwa, which began in 2019. 干支 The Chinese zodiac; the traditional sexagenary cycle combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Also used colloquially to refer to one's zodiac animal sign. 年号 Era name; Japanese era designation. An official name given to a reign period in the traditional Japanese calendar system. 年度末 End of the fiscal year or academic year; year-end in the Japanese administrative calendar. Typically refers to late March. 戦前 Pre-war; the period before a war. In Japanese, typically refers to Japan before World War II, particularly before 1937 or 1941.
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