How to say "curtains" in Japanese

• カーテンJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe common word for curtains: fabric hung at a window. When you talk about drawing the curtains in a room, this is the word you want.
  カーテンが風かぜになびいた。↗

  The curtains blew in the wind.
• 窓掛けまどかけ
  nounA less common word for curtains, the fabric hung at a window. It refers to the same thing as カーテン, which is the common word and the usual choice.
• 一巻の終わりいっかんのおわり
  expressionNot fabric: this idiom means the end of the line, the end of the road—'curtains' as in it is all over for someone. It fits talk of a person or venture that is finished.
• 真ん中分けまんなかわけ
  nounThe hairstyle sense: center-parted bangs, the look English calls 'curtains'. If you mean fabric at a window, this is not the word; it describes hair parted down the middle.

Use 「カーテン」 for window curtains; 「窓掛け」 is a less common synonym; 「一巻の終わり」 means it is all over for someone, and 「真ん中分け」 is the center-parted hairstyle called curtains in English.

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• カーテンcurtain
• 窓掛けまどかけcurtains
• 一巻の終わりいっかんのおわりthe end of the line
• 真ん中分けまんなかわけcenter-parted bangs