Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 黒幕(くろまく) in Japanese

黒幕
Kana Reading
くろまく
Romaji
kuromaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    black curtain
    Example sentence
    彼らがその陰謀黒幕であった They were at the bottom of the scheme.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    wire puller; mastermind; political fixer; power broker
    Example sentence
    黒幕知っている I know who is pulling the strings.

Examples of 黒幕, くろまく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

curtain, bunting, act of play

On'Yomi: マク, バク

Kun'Yomi: とばり

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

black

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: くろ, くろ.ずむ, くろ.い

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