1.
end of an act; final scene; curtain fall
The closing scene or final moments of an act in a play or theatrical performance.
幕切れが見事だった。
The final scene was splendid.
芝居の幕切れで観客は涙を流した。
The audience shed tears at the final scene of the play.
この舞台は幕切れの演出が素晴らしく、余韻が長く残る。
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.
長い交渉の幕切れだった。
It was the end of long negotiations.
思いがけない幕切れとなった。
It came to an unexpected end.
戦争の幕切れは誰もが予想しなかった形で訪れた。
The end of the war came in a way no one had expected.
FORMATION: 幕 (curtain, act) + 切れ (cutting, end). Originally a theater term referring to the moment when the curtain falls at the end of an act.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 幕切れを迎える: to reach the finale
- 見事な幕切れ: a splendid ending
- 意外な幕切れ: an unexpected ending
- 幕切れの場面: the closing scene
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 幕切れ: ending, finale (theatrical origin, literary)
- 結末: conclusion, outcome (neutral, for stories/events)
- フィナーレ: finale (loanword, often for performances)