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掛け軸 (かけじく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
hanging scroll
A traditional Japanese wall decoration consisting of a painting or calligraphy mounted on paper or silk, with a cylindrical rod at the bottom and a hanging cord at the top. Often displayed in a tokonoma alcove.
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This hanging scroll is from the Edo period.
Written forms 掛か け 軸じく Usage 65%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
掛かけ 軸じく Usage 35%
Variant spelling without the okurigana け; also common.
Similar words 掛かけ 物もの 掛物 is a broader term for any hanging decoration, including scrolls, while 掛け軸 specifically refers to a scroll with a painting or calligraphy.
軸じく 軸 can mean 'scroll' in a general sense, but 掛け軸 is the full term for a hanging scroll.
Etymology Compound of 掛け (kake, 'hanging', from 掛ける 'to hang') + 軸 (jiku, 'axis, scroll'). The term refers to a scroll that is hung for display.
