kakemono

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑkeɪˈmoʊnoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkækeɪˈməʊnəʊ/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ke‧mo‧no

Noun

kakemono (plural kakemono or kakemonos)

1. (art) A vertical Japanese scroll painting.
2. (chiefly corporate) A portable self-standing roll-up banner.
   • 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:

     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

   • 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):

     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

Related terms

• makimono

Japanese

Romanization

kakemono

1. Rōmaji transcription of かけもの

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French kakémono.

Noun

kakemono n (uncountable)

1. kakemono

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	kakemono	kakemonoul
genitive-dative	kakemono	kakemonoului
vocative	kakemonoule