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帳； 帷 [rK] ； 幄 [rK] ； 幌 [rK]
【 とばり 】
1. [n]
▶ curtain
▶ hanging
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2591010 垂れ布【たれぬの】 1. hanging curtain used in place of a wall (Heian period)
2. [n]
《esp. as 夜の帳》
▶ veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.)
▶ mantle
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1855180 夜の帳 1. veil of darkness; curtain of night



History:
6. A 2025-12-13 05:29:27  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2025-12-13 01:09:57  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Most of the kokugos have two senses.
I don't think "bunting" works.
  Diff: 
@@ -24,2 +23,0 @@
-<s_inf>esp. as 夜の帳; metaphor for the darkness of night</s_inf>
-<gloss>veil</gloss>
@@ -28 +26,7 @@
-<gloss>bunting</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="1855180">夜の帳</xref>
+<s_inf>esp. as 夜の帳</s_inf>
+<gloss>veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>mantle</gloss>
4. A* 2025-12-12 16:42:11  parfait8
  Diff: 
@@ -24 +24,2 @@
-<s_inf>oft. a metphor for darkness</s_inf>
+<s_inf>esp. as 夜の帳; metaphor for the darkness of night</s_inf>
+<gloss>veil</gloss>
@@ -28 +28,0 @@
-<gloss>veil</gloss>
3. A 2025-12-12 03:08:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
GG5, etc.
  Comments: 
Maybe this.
  Diff: 
@@ -23,0 +24 @@
+<s_inf>oft. a metphor for darkness</s_inf>
@@ -26,0 +28 @@
+<gloss>veil</gloss>
2. A* 2025-12-11 17:25:53  parfait8
  Refs: 
Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーーーー─┬────────┬───────╮
│ 夜の帳　　 │ 30,748 │ 73.8% │
│ 夜の帷　　 │    571 │  1.4% │ add rK
│ 夜の幄　　 │      0 │  0.0% │ add rK (only daijr and kanken)
│ 夜の幌　　 │      0 │  0.0% │ add rK (only daijr)
│ 夜のとばり │ 10,364 │ 24.9% │
╰─ーーーーー─┴────────┴───────╯
  Comments: 
doesn't seem [uk]
maybe glosses need work to make it clear this is often used as a metaphor for the night's darkness
  Diff: 
@@ -8,0 +9 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -11,0 +13 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -14,0 +17 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
@@ -21 +23,0 @@
-<misc>&uk;</misc>
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