# 幕 curtain

(opium) Same-ON + 市 (small city/dagger　radical)
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literal curtains, as well as metaphorical curtains, as in 'The mafia who are controlling the city do it in secret, behind the black curtains (黒幕).'

## Onyomi

MAKU | Old MACK Donald had a farm, and on this farm he had beef curtains.

## Mnemonic

| There's an opium addict hiding behind the curtain holding a dagger. When you walk by, he'll jump out and stab you, take your shit and sell it for dope.

## Kunyomi

まく | literal curtains, as well as metaphorical curtains, as in 'The curtain fell on his career when he got caught humping a loaf.' ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

字幕(じまく) | sub-titles ★★☆☆☆ KUNKUN 字 (letter) + 幕 (curtain) = 字幕 (sub-titles)
幕府(ばくふ) | Shogun government ★☆☆☆☆ FP 幕 (curtain) + 府 (government) = 幕府 (Shogun government) most people in the West called the Shogun government "feudalism", but the shoguns themselves called it BAKUFU。

## Synonyms

feudalism 幕府 封建主義