kakemono

ka·ke·mo·no
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US/ˌkɑkeɪˈmoʊnoʊ/UK/ˌkækeɪˈməʊnəʊ/

noun

A vertical Japanese scroll painting.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounkakemono (plural kakemono or kakemonos)

plural kakemonos

  1. artA vertical Japanese scroll painting.
  2. chiefly corporateA portable self-standing roll-up banner.

    Posters, flyers, and kakemono provisionally displayed in the RA room are shown in the flow of communication practices. They are removed at the end of the event and appear as a PDF on the website of the diploma a month after the event

    2014 September 30, Francois-Xavier de Vaujany, N. Mitev, P. Laniray, E. Vaast, Materiality and Time: Historical Perspectives on Organizations, Artefacts and Practices, Springer, →ISBN
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    Depending on the national or local context, these campaigns will use the most effective media and information and communication technology supports, which may include […] posters ; information booth at the entrance of a market ; kakemonos ; special events co-sponsored by the fisheries authorities and cooperatives

    2019, Koane Mindjimba, Illia Rosenthal, Yvette Diei-Ouadi, Kennedy Bomfeh, Aina Randrianantoandro, FAO-Thiaroye Processing Technique: Towards Adopting Improved Fish Smoking Systems in the Context of Benefits, Trade-offs and Policy Implications in Selected Developing Countries, Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

Origin

  1. Japanese掛け物
  2. Englishkakemono

Borrowed from Japanese 掛け物 (kakemono, literally “hanging thing”).

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Cite this entry
APA

kakemono. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kakemono

MLA

“kakemono.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kakemono. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kakemono,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kakemono.

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