幕開き;幕開(io);幕明き(rK);幕あき(sK) [まくあき] /(n) (1) (ant: 幕切れ・1) rise of the curtain/opening of a play/(n) (2) (See 幕開け・2) beginning (e.g. of an era)/start/opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)/EntL1640930/