開かい幕まく

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開幕する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	開かい幕まくする	開かい幕まくしない
Polite	開かい幕まくします	開かい幕まくしません
Past polite	開かい幕まくしました	開かい幕まくしませんでした
Past	開かい幕まくした	開かい幕まくしなかった
Te-form	開かい幕まくして	開かい幕まくしないで
Desire	開かい幕まくしたい	開かい幕まくしたくない
Potential	開かい幕まくできる	開かい幕まくできない
Passive	開かい幕まくされる	開かい幕まくされない
Causative	開かい幕まくさせる	開かい幕まくさせない
Causative passive	開かい幕まくさせられる	開かい幕まくさせられない
Volitional	開かい幕まくしよう
Polite volitional	開かい幕まくしましょう
Imperative	開かい幕まくしろ	開かい幕まくするな
Conditional	開かい幕まくすれば	開かい幕まくしなければ
Tara conditional	開かい幕まくしたら	開かい幕まくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

raising the curtain; curtain-up

Literal theatrical meaning: the physical raising of a stage curtain. Also used metaphorically for the start of a performance or event.

Antonyms: 閉幕

開かい幕まくのベルが鳴なり、舞ぶ台たいが始はじまった。
The curtain-up bell rang and the performance began.
劇げき場じょうの開かい幕まくは午ご後ご6時じです。
The curtain rises at the theater at 6 p.m.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

opening; start; beginning

Figurative extension: the opening or commencement of an event, season, conference, or similar organized activity. Often used in news headlines.

Antonyms: 閉幕

オリンピックが開かい幕まくした。
The Olympics opened.
サッカーリーグの開かい幕まく戦せんは来らい週しゅうです。
The opening match of the soccer league is next week.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で開かい幕まくするfor an event/season to open in a place
新しんシーズンは東とう京きょうで開かい幕まくする。
The new season will open in Tokyo.
開かい幕まくを迎むかえるto reach the opening (of an event)
ついに大たい会かいが開かい幕まくを迎むかえた。
The tournament finally reached its opening.
〈時とき〉に開かい幕まくするto open at a certain time
大たい会かいは来らい月げつに開かい幕まくする。
The tournament opens next month.

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
幕curtain, bunting, act of play

Related words

開かい始しN3sense 2
開始 is a neutral word for the start of any action or process, whereas 開幕 keeps the image of a curtain rising and is reserved for shows, seasons, or events.
開かい演えん sense 1
開演 specifically means a stage performance beginning, while 開幕 covers both the literal curtain-raising and the broader figurative opening of events.
幕まく開あけ
開幕 is a slightly more formal, often news-style term for the opening of an event (e.g. a tournament), while 幕開け is used both literally for theater and figuratively for any beginning.
初しょ日にちN1
開幕 emphasizes the ceremonial opening or start of an event or season, while 初日 names the specific calendar day on which that event begins.

Opposites

閉へい幕まく sense 1
falling of the curtain; end of a performance · close; coming to an end; conclusion

Don't confuse with

開かい催さいN1sense 2
開催 means to hold or host an event (focusing on organizing it), while 開幕 focuses on the moment that event actually begins.
開かい会かいN2
開幕 refers to the opening of a performance, exhibition, or sporting event, while 開会 is used specifically for the start of a formal meeting or assembly.

Word family

開かい幕まく戦せん
opening game; season opener
開かい幕まく編へん
opening act; introductory part
開かい幕まく投とう手しゅ
opening-game pitcher

Etymology

Compound of 開 (kai, 'open') and 幕 (maku, 'curtain'). Originally referred to the raising of a theater curtain, later extended to the opening of any event.