Refers to the break between acts of a play, opera, or similar performance. Can also be used metaphorically for a pause in any ongoing event.
I had coffee in the lobby during the intermission.
It was like an interlude in my life.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
Compound of 幕 (curtain, act) and 間 (interval, between). Literally 'between the curtains/acts'.