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VocabJLPT N3

curtain

NounCounter

Definitions

1. curtain
2. act (in a play)
3. falling of the curtain

This word refers to a curtain or stage curtain, commonly associated with theater or traditional Japanese performing arts. It can also be used metaphorically to describe the beginning or end of a scene or era.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The moment the curtain rose, the whole energy of the stage shifted!

Sentence 2

"Wait for me behind the curtain," he said.

Sentence 3

"Keep quiet until the curtain goes up," the director said.

Sentence 4

He said meaningfully, "The answer is behind the curtain."

Sentence 5

Wait, you hid the present behind the curtain?