scroll; handscroll; rolled book
Refers to a traditional East Asian scroll, typically made of paper or silk, that is unrolled horizontally for reading or viewing.
この巻物は江戸時代の絵が描かれている。
This scroll has pictures from the Edo period painted on it.
roll of kimono fabric
A bolt or roll of cloth specifically for making a kimono; a traditional unit of fabric.
着物を作るために、反物ではなく巻物で買うこともある。
Sometimes you buy kimono fabric as a roll rather than as a bolt.
A long, narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders; often written 巻きもの in this sense.
寒いので、首に巻きものを巻いた。
It was cold, so I wrapped a scarf around my neck.
Sushi made by rolling rice and fillings in nori seaweed; often written 巻きもの in this sense. Cross-referenced with 巻き寿司.
See also: 巻き寿司
今夜の夕食は手作りの巻きものにしよう。
Let's have homemade rolled sushi for dinner tonight.
巻物 is a horizontal hand scroll meant to be unrolled and read, whereas 掛け軸 is a vertical scroll meant to be hung on a wall.
picture scroll; emakimono
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
Alternate kanji spelling with okurigana; often used for senses 3 and 4 per usage note.
Compound of 巻き (maki, 'rolling') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The kanji 巻 means 'roll' or 'scroll', and 物 means 'thing'.