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Kanji Detail for 幕 - "curtain, tent, cover"
幕
- Meaning
幕 means "curtain, tent, cover."
Curtain - Tent; canopy spread from above.
To cover - To conceal; hide.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
curtain; bunting; act of play
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
curtain, screen, tent
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A curtain above is called 幕, like a tent. Armies pitch tents to live in, so where generals are is called 幕府. Staff who handle documents are called 幕友, abbreviated as 幕. Read like 摹. | Plays first draw a curtain, opened when performing. Hence, the start of an event is also called 開幕. | Interchangeable with 漠. The 漠 of desert was anciently also written as 幕. | The back of a coin. The reverse side of a coin.
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