帳とばり

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

curtain; hanging

A physical curtain or hanging cloth, often used in traditional or literary contexts. In modern everyday language, カーテン is more common.

舞ぶ台たいの帳とばりが静しずかに上あがった。
The stage curtain quietly rose.

2

Metaphorical use, especially in the phrase 夜の帳 (veil of night). Describes darkness or mystery enveloping something like a curtain.

See also: 夜の帳

夜よるの帳とばりが下おりると、街まちは静しずかになった。
When the veil of night fell, the town grew quiet.

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Usage patterns

帳とばりを下おろすto lower a curtain
彼かの女じょは静しずかに帳とばりを下おろした。
She quietly lowered the curtain.
帳とばりが下おりるfor a veil (of darkness) to fall
町まちにはすでに帳とばりが下おりていた。
A veil of darkness had already fallen over the town.

Expressions

夜よるの帳とばりveil of darkness; curtain of night

Kanji

帳notebook, account book, album
帷curtain, screen
幄curtain
幌canopy, awning, hood

Related words

カーテンN4sense 1
カーテン is the ordinary modern word for a curtain, while 帳 is a literary, old-fashioned term used mainly in poetic or traditional contexts.
幕まくN3sense 1
幕 refers to a curtain or screen used in theaters, ceremonies, or partitions, whereas 帳 is a softer, more poetic word for a hanging cloth or veil-like covering.

Don't confuse with

帳ちょうN2
Written identically as 帳, but read ちょう it means a notebook or ledger, a completely different word from とばり meaning curtain or veil.

Counted with

張ちょう
curtains and similar hanging cloths are naturally counted with 張.

Written forms

帳とばりUsage68%
Standard kanji spelling for curtain and the metaphorical veil sense.
とばりUsage20%
Kana spelling is common in modern writing, especially for the metaphorical sense.
帷とばりUsage12%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
幄とばり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
幌とばり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 帳 is conventionally associated with curtain or hanging cloth.