幕切れ
Meanings
1
fall of the curtain; end of an act
Theatrical term for the moment the curtain drops, marking the end of a play or act. Antonym: 幕開き.
Antonyms: 幕開き
Loud applause broke out at the fall of the curtain on the first act.
2
Figurative extension: the final moment or conclusion of an event, story, or era. Antonym: 幕開け.
Antonyms: 幕開け
The long negotiations finally came to an end.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が幕切れを迎えるfor something (an event, story) to come to its end
The long trial finally came to an end.
- 〈形容詞〉幕切れan ending of a certain character (e.g. anticlimactic, tragic)
The movie came to a sad end.
- 〈事〉が〈物〉で幕切れを飾るto close something out impressively with a particular achievement
His playing career ended on a high note with a home run.
- 幕切れの合図the cue signaling the fall of the curtain
At the cue for the curtain to fall, the audience burst into applause.