幕切(まくぎ)れ

まくぎれ
noun
end of an act; finale; conclusion
writtenart
1. end of an act; final scene; curtain fall
The closing scene or final moments of an act in a play or theatrical performance.
幕切(まくぎ)れが見事(みごと)だった。
The final scene was splendid.
芝居(しばい)の幕切(まくぎ)れで観客(かんきゃく)は涙(なみだ)を流(なが)した。
The audience shed tears at the final scene of the play.
この舞台(ぶたい)は幕切(まくぎ)れの演出(えんしゅつ)が素晴(すば)らしく、余韻(よいん)が長(なが)く残(のこ)る。
The staging of the final scene in this performance is wonderful, leaving a lingering impression.
2. end; conclusion; finale
The concluding phase or final moments of an event, situation, or era. Used figuratively.
長(なが)い交渉(こうしょう)の幕切(まくぎ)れだった。
It was the end of long negotiations.
思(おも)いがけない幕切(まくぎ)れとなった。
It came to an unexpected end.
戦争(せんそう)の幕切(まくぎ)れは誰(だれ)もが予想(よそう)しなかった形(かたち)で訪(おとず)れた。
The end of the war came in a way no one had expected.

Formation: 幕(まく) (curtain, act) + 切(き)れ (cutting, end). Originally a theater term referring to the moment when the curtain falls at the end of an act.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 幕切(まくぎ)れ: ending, finale (theatrical origin, literary)
  • 結末(けつまつ): conclusion, outcome (neutral, for stories/events)
  • フィナーレ: finale (loanword, often for performances)

Related Words

Compare: 結末(けつまつ) (conclusion, outcome)
Compare: 終幕(しゅうまく) (final act)
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