Refers to a large hanging cloth used as a curtain, backdrop, or decorative drapery, often in traditional or formal settings.
The stage curtain slowly rose.
A beautiful drapery was hung in the main hall of the temple.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Kana spelling is acceptable when the kanji are obscure or for learner accessibility.
Compound of 幔 (man, 'curtain') and 幕 (maku, 'curtain'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with large decorative curtains.