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.
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.
Loanword from English, used in sailing contexts.
The shroud broke and the mast fell.
Technical Japanese term for shrouds (standing rigging). Rarely used outside specialized contexts.
Inspect the shrouds.