Translation guide
The English word "shroud" can refer to a burial cloth, something that covers or conceals, or a set of ropes on a ship. This guide covers the most common meanings for English-speaking learners.
A cloth or sheet used to wrap a dead body for burial.
A traditional white kimono-like garment used as a burial shroud in Japanese Buddhist funerals.
A thing that envelops or obscures, such as darkness, mystery, or secrecy.
Often used metaphorically for something that conceals or shrouds, like a veil of secrecy.
A set of ropes supporting a ship's mast.
Loanword from English, used in sailing contexts.
English often uses 'shroud' metaphorically (e.g., 'shrouded in mystery'). Direct translation with burial cloth words sounds unnatural. Use ベール (veil) or 包む (wrap/envelop) instead.
The deceased was wrapped in a white burial shroud.
The clothes or shroud a dead person is dressed in for burial; often refers to the traditional white kimono.
They dressed him in his burial shroud.
A general word for a covering, which can be used for a shroud in a broader sense, but is less specific.
The body was covered with a white shroud.
The incident is shrouded in mystery.
Literary word for a curtain or veil, often used in phrases like 'night's curtain' or 'shroud of darkness'.
The shroud of night fell.
A verb phrase meaning to envelop and conceal, often used for shrouding facts or emotions.
He shrouded the truth in darkness.
A general verb meaning to cover, which can be used for shrouding in a physical or metaphorical sense.
The mountain peak was shrouded in mist.
The shroud broke and the mast fell.