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軸装 (じくそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

軸じく装そう

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Meanings

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noun

scroll mounting

Refers to the process or result of mounting a painting or calligraphy as a hanging scroll or handscroll.

この掛かけ軸じくは丁てい寧ねいに軸じく装そうされている。
This hanging scroll has been carefully mounted.

Kanji

軸axis, pivot, stem
装attire, dress, pretend

Similar words

表ひょう装そう
表装 is a broader term for mounting or backing paper and fabric, while 軸装 specifically refers to mounting as a scroll.

Etymology

Compound of 軸 (axis, scroll) and 装 (dress, mount). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the mounting of scrolls.