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幕切れ

Reading

Kana: まくぎれ
Romaji: makugire
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act

Kanji

幕
Readings: マク、 バク、 とばり
Meanings: curtain, bunting, act of play
切
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp

Example Sentence

それは幕切(まくぎ)れの一瞬(いっしゅん)の出来事(できごと)であった。
➥It happened just when the curtain was falling.
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