柝きが入はいる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

clapping wooden clappers to signal the start or end of a performance

Rare term from traditional Japanese theater (kabuki, bunraku). Refers to the sound of wooden clappers (柝, ki) used to mark the beginning or end of a performance.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きでは、柝きが入はいると幕まくが開ひらく。

  In kabuki, when the wooden clappers sound, the curtain opens.