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Where does “kakemono” come from?

kakemono (English) comes from Japanese 掛け物 — hanging scroll; quilt; a type of sweet.

kakemono (English): A vertical Japanese scroll painting

Definitions

  1. A vertical Japanese scroll painting

Ancestry of “kakemono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese掛け物hanging scroll; quilt; a type of sweet
Every word from Japanese 掛け物 →