expression
stillness of night; quiet of the night
Poetic expression for the deep silence and stillness of nighttime.
夜のしじまに包まれて、遠くの虫の音だけが聞こえた。
Enveloped in the stillness of night, only the distant chirping of insects could be heard.
Compound of 夜 (night) + の (possessive particle) + しじま (stillness, silence). しじま is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin, often associated with the idea of complete quiet.