閉へい幕まく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

falling of the curtain; end of a performance

Originally and literally used for the closing or lowering of the stage curtain, and by extension the close of a theatrical performance.

Antonyms: 開幕

• 閉へい幕まくと同どう時じに、客きゃく席せきから大おおきな拍はく手しゅが起おこった。

  As the curtain fell, loud applause rose from the audience.

• その芝しば居いは静しずかな余よ韻いんを残のこして閉へい幕まくした。

  The play closed, leaving a quiet afterglow.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

close; coming to an end; conclusion

Common for the formal closing of events such as festivals, sports tournaments, exhibitions, conferences, and ceremonies. The opposite is 開幕.

Antonyms: 開幕

• 映えい画が祭さいは昨日きのう、盛せい況きょうのうちに閉へい幕まくした。

  The film festival closed yesterday after a successful run.

• 国こく際さい会かい議ぎは三みっ日か間かんの日にっ程ていを終おえて閉へい幕まくした。

  The international conference came to a close after its three-day schedule.