veil of darkness; curtain of night
Literary or poetic expression for nightfall, emphasizing the darkness that descends like a curtain. Often used in descriptive or narrative contexts.
When the veil of darkness fell, the town was wrapped in silence.
I want to get home before the curtain of night descends.
Standard kanji spelling for this idiomatic expression.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in modern writing when the kanji 帳 is considered difficult or literary.
The expression combines 夜 (night) with 帳 (curtain, drape), literally 'curtain of night'. It is a metaphorical phrase that has been used in Japanese literature to describe the onset of night.