幕切れ

まくぎれ

Meanings

1. Noun fall of the curtain; end of an act Antonym: 幕開き (まくあき).
2. end; ending; close Antonym: 幕開け (まくあけ).

Kanji

• 幕 curtain. Read as マク.
• 切 cut. Read as きれ.

Example sentences

• それは幕切れの一瞬の出来事であった。
  It happened just when the curtain was falling.

Common phrases

• 劇的な幕切れ

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