内幕

See also: 內幕

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 内幕 – see 內幕 (“what goes on behind the scenes; the inside story; information unavailable to the public”). (This term is the simplified form of 內幕).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
内	幕
うち Grade: 2	まく Grade: 6
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
內幕 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うちまく [ùchímákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕima̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

内(うち)幕(まく) • (uchimaku) 

1. the lowdown, the inside story, inside information

   Synonym: 内情 (naijō)

   • 1949, 三好十郎, 恐怖の季節‎^[1], 青空文庫:

     彼(かれ)らの内幕(うちまく)や経歴(けいれき)をかなりよく知(し)っている私(わたし)が言(い)うから、信用(しんよう)してくれてよろしい。

     Karera no uchimaku ya keireki o kanari yoku shitte iru watashi ga iu kara, shin'yō shite kurete yoroshii.

     I know quite a lot about stuff like their personal histories and inside information, so you can trust what I'm telling you.

2. the inner curtain of two curtains hung one within the other at a military camp

   Antonym: 外幕 (tomaku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
内	幕
ない Grade: 2	まく Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
內幕 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ないまく [nàímákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ima̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

内(ない)幕(まく) • (naimaku) 

1. Same as above.