makimono

[ mah-kuh-moh-noh; Japanese mah-kee-maw-naw ]

noun

, plural ma·ki·mo·nos, ma·ki·mo·no.

1. a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.

Word History and Origins

Origin of makimono¹

1880–85; < Japanese, equivalent to maki wind + mono thing

Example Sentences

These are the two forms best known under their Japanese names of kakemono and makimono.

From Project Gutenberg

The closed makimono,” he cryptically retorted, “is the symbol of wisdom.

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