noun

  1. hanging scroll.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
掛け軸 かけじく
掛軸 かけじく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hang, suspend, depend
か.ける かけ カイ (8th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
a divination sign
ケ カ カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ ケ か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
axis, pivot, stem
ジク (8th, N1)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)