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kakemono

Syllables: ka·ke·mo·noUK/ˌkækeɪˈməʊnəʊ/US/ˌkɑkeɪˈmoʊnoʊ/

kakemono noun: a vertical Japanese scroll painting.

Noun

kakemono (plural kakemono or kakemonos)

  1. A vertical Japanese scroll painting.
  2. (chiefly corporate) A 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 event2014 September 30, Francois-Xavier de Vaujany, N. Mitev, P. Laniray, E. Vaast, Materiality and Time: Historical Perspectives on Organizations, Artefacts and Practices, Springer, →ISBN
    • 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...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...

Forms of kakemono

pluralkakemono
pluralkakemonos

Origin of kakemono

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

Questions about kakemono

What does kakemono mean?
Kakemono means a vertical Japanese scroll painting.
What part of speech is kakemono?
Kakemono is a noun.
How do you pronounce kakemono?
Kakemono is pronounced /ˌkɑkeɪˈmoʊnoʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of kakemono?
The plural of kakemono is kakemono.

Words near kakemono in the dictionary

  1. Kakchiquel
  2. kakdi
  3. kakdis
  4. Kakegawa
  5. kakegoe
  6. kakemono
  7. kakemonos
  8. kakenage
  9. Kakeya
  10. Kakeya set
  11. Kakeya sets

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