Associations to the word «Kakemono»

Wiktionary

KAKEMONO, noun. (arts) A vertical Japanese scroll painting

Dictionary definition

KAKEMONO, noun. A Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats