幕切れ|まくぎれmakugire[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfall of the curtain; end of an act
   それは幕切まくぎれの一瞬いっしゅんの出来事できごとであった。↗

   It happened just when the curtain was falling.
2. nounend; ending; close

• Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenWritten/formal word for the final act, or figuratively the close of an event; stresses the final stage, while 「幕切れ」 stresses how the moment of ending looks.
• Synonym閉幕へいまくNeutralRefers to a performance or tournament closing, as in 「五輪閉幕」; stresses the formal ending of an event rather than the dramatic moment.
• SynonymエンディングNeutralLoanword for the ending of a work or its closing credits; used mostly of films, TV shows and games.
• SynonymおしまいCasualColloquial word for being finished or done; can also mean that someone or something is done for, ruined.
• SynonymむすびNeutralThe closing part of a piece of writing, or concluding words; stresses the wrap-up portion rather than the act of ending.
• Synonym結末けつまつNeutralThe ending or outcome of a story or affair; stresses the final result. The usual word for how things turn out.
• Synonym最後さいごNeutralThe very last in a sequence; stresses final position in an order rather than the manner of ending.
• Synonym終わりおわりNeutralThe broadest, most general word for the end of something; unlike 「幕切れ」 it carries no theatrical flavor.
• Related終結しゅうけつNeutralUsed for wars and disputes being brought to an end; stresses a situation itself concluding rather than a performance or story.
• Related終局しゅうきょくNeutralOriginally the end of a go or shogi game; also the final stage of an affair. Stresses the final position or state things have reached.
• RelatedエンドNeutralLoanword for the end of something; mostly seen in compounds such as 「エンドロール」, the closing credits.
• RelatedフィニッシュNeutralLoanword for finishing or the final sprint at the end of a race; used mostly in sports.
• Related決着けっちゃくNeutralA matter being settled or a contest decided; stresses that resolution has been reached, not the closing moment itself.
• Related終了しゅうりょうNeutralObjective, neutral word for something ending or being terminated, as in 「試合終了」; carries no dramatic coloring.
• Related仕舞いしまいNeutralMeans the end of something; also names a noh dance in plain clothes. In everyday speech it mostly appears in 「店じまい」, the closing of a shop.
• Related完かんNeutralMarks that a work is complete; printed as 「完」 at the end of a serial. Stresses the work itself being finished.
• Related終止しゅうしNeutralTermination or cessation; stresses the fact of coming to a stop rather than the manner of the ending.
• Antonym開幕かいまくNeutralAntonym: the curtain rising or an event opening; the direct opposite of the curtain falling.
• Antonym序幕じょまくNeutralAntonym: the first act of a play or a prologue, figuratively the start of something; the opposite of 「幕切れ」.

Use 「幕切れ」 for a play's curtain falling or for how an event ends, as in 「あっけない幕切れ」 or 「劇的な幕切れ」. For the final act say 「終幕」; for the formal closing of an event, 「閉幕」; for the outcome of a story or affair, 「結末」. The antonym is 「開幕」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 芝居しばいが一段落いちだんらくして幕まくが降おりること。また、その場面ばめん。
2. 物事ものごとが終了しゅうりょうすること。