とばり

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A hanging cloth or curtain; can refer to stage curtains or be used metaphorically for a veil of night or darkness. Often written in kana.

NounUsually Kana

Examples

舞台のとばりが上がり、演劇が始まった。

The stage curtain rose and the play began.

山里にとばりが下りて、辺りが静かになった。

A veil of dusk fell over the mountain village and the surroundings grew quiet.

窓にとばりを掛けて外の光を遮った。

I hung a curtain over the window to block out the light.