noun
A physical curtain or hanging cloth, often used in traditional or literary contexts. In modern everyday language, カーテン is more common.
舞台の帳が静かに上がった。
The stage curtain quietly rose.
夜の帳が下りると、街は静かになった。
When the veil of night fell, the town grew quiet.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form.
The common modern word for curtain. 帳 is more literary and often used in set phrases or traditional contexts.
The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 帳 is conventionally associated with curtain or hanging cloth.