Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mah-kuh-moh-noh; Japanese mah-kee-maw-naw]
- /ˌmɑ kəˈmoʊ noʊ; Japanese ˈmɑ kiˌmɔ nɔ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mah-kuh-moh-noh; Japanese mah-kee-maw-naw]
- /ˌmɑ kəˈmoʊ noʊ; Japanese ˈmɑ kiˌmɔ nɔ/
Definitions of makimono word
- noun plural makimono a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time. 1
- noun makimono A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls horizontally; laterally on a flat surface. 1
- noun makimono a decorative Japanese scroll 0
- noun makimono a Japanese art scroll with pictures or calligraphy intended to be held in the hands and unrolled from right to left while being examined 0
- noun makimono Rolled sushi; makizushi. 0
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Origin of makimono
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Japanese, equivalent to maki wind + mono thing
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Parts of speech for Makimono
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
makimono popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
makimono usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with makimono
- what is makimono?
- what is makimono sushi?
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