noun
scroll roller; scroll
Refers to the cylindrical rod around which a scroll is wound, or by extension the scroll itself. Often used in contexts of traditional calligraphy or painting.
掛け軸の巻き軸が壊れてしまった。
The scroll roller of the hanging scroll broke.
この巻き軸には古い地図が描かれている。
An old map is drawn on this scroll.
掛け軸 is a hanging scroll, while 巻き軸 is the roller or the rolled-up scroll itself.
Compound of 巻き (maki, 'rolling') + 軸 (jiku, 'axis, roller').