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Does anyone reading this site know of any nuance(s) differentiating these two
words? Numerous online sites say that kakejiku is more commonly used, but I
have found no information about whether the words are truly synonymous, e.g.
with reference to size, significance, materials used, subject of the work, or
other characteristics.
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Difference between the words kakemono and kakejiku
At least in Japanese, 掛軸(かけじく) is a type of 掛物(かけもの). 掛軸 only refers to
hanging _scrolls_. Note the kanji 軸 ("axis/shaft"), which refers to scrolls in
this context.

掛物 is much less common, but it is broadly used to refer to paintings and
calligraphic works​ that are intended to be hung on a wall. The kanji 物 is
just "thing(s)" or "one(s)". They include 掛軸, but they may be drawn also on
_shikishi_ , _tanzaku_ , etc.

( **English** Wikipedia article for
[_kakemono_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakemono) doesn't seem to
distinguish _kakemono_ and _kakejiku_ , and they are defined as **Japanese**
hanging scrolls. The **Japanese** word 掛軸 refers to hanging scrolls in
general, and it's perfectly fine to say 中国の掛軸. I don't know how these words
are used by English-speaking experts as **English** loanwords.)
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