makimono

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 巻物 (makimono, literally “rolled thing”).

Noun

makimono (plural makimonos or makimono)

A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls horizontally, or laterally on a flat surface.
Rolled sushi; makizushi.

Related terms

kakemono: scroll which unrolls vertically, intended to be hung up against a wall as part of the interior decoration of a room.

Japanese

Romanization

makimono

Rōmaji transcription of まきもの

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