Japanese

巻物 (makimono): a horizontal scroll.

Alternative forms

• 巻き物

Noun

巻物 ‎(hiragana まきもの, romaji makimono)

1. a scroll, a long wound-up document, painting, or drawing that unrolls horizontally
2. a roll of cloth
3. a food that has been wound into a shape resembling a scroll, such as a sushi roll or a roll of scrambled eggs

Synonyms

• (wound-up document, painting, or drawing): スクロール ‎(sukurōru)

Related terms

• 掛物 (かけもの) ‎(kakemono): a hanging scroll, a scroll that unrolls vertically for hanging on a wall

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9