SINCE 1828
kakemono
noun
ka·ke·mo·no
| \ ˌkä-ki-ˈmō-(ˌ)nō
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plural kakemonos
Definition of kakemono
: a vertical Japanese ornamental pictorial or calligraphic scroll — compare makimono
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