noun
hanging scroll; kakemono
A traditional Japanese hanging scroll with a painting or calligraphy, displayed in an alcove or on a wall.
床の間に掛け物を飾る。
I display a hanging scroll in the alcove.
noun
bed covering; quilt; futon; blanket
General term for something that covers a person in bed, such as a quilt, futon, or blanket.
寒いので、もう一枚掛け物を出した。
Because it's cold, I took out another blanket.
noun
sugared sweets
Rare term for sweets coated with sugar; not commonly used in modern Japanese.
昔の文献に「掛け物」という砂糖菓子の記述がある。
Old documents mention a sugared sweet called 掛け物.
Compound of 掛け (kake, 'hanging' or 'covering') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The meaning depends on context: a thing that is hung (scroll) or a thing that covers (bedding). The rare 'sugared sweets' sense may derive from the idea of something coated or covered with sugar.