thick curtain; drop curtain
Typically refers to a heavy, often decorative curtain used in theaters, stages, or traditional Japanese settings. Can also refer to any thick, luxurious curtain.
When the stage curtain rose, the audience fell silent.
A heavy, thick curtain hangs in the lobby of this hotel.
low-class kabuki actor; actor in cheap theater
low-class kabuki theater; low-class play
Standard kanji spelling for a thick curtain, especially in theaters.
Kana spelling is sometimes used when the kanji are considered difficult or in informal contexts.
The kanji 緞 (don) means 'damask' or 'satin', and 帳 (chō) means 'curtain' or 'account book'. The word refers to a curtain made of thick, often patterned fabric. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese compound.