Kuromaku

黒幕 (Kuromaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “black curtain, wirepuller, mastermind, backroom manipulator”.

Meanings

  1. nounblack curtain
  2. nounwirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator; éminence grise; power broker

Examples

  • Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?

  • I know who is pulling the strings.

  • They were at the bottom of the scheme.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 黒幕

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