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hanging scroll

On-Yomi: フク — Kun-Yomi: はば

Koohii stories:

1) [zazen666] 26-8-2007(138): In the west, the rich use $100 bills to light their cigars… In Japan, after showering, when the wealthy don't have any clean towels, they simply grab a hanging scroll off the wall and use it to dry off!

2) [jameserb] 20-3-2008(83): The towels of the wealthy: hanging scrolls.

3) [mhheie] 24-10-2006(56): Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_scroll to get a visual image of a hanging scroll. The wealthiest man in Japan uses such precious hanging scrolls as towels.

4) [Shibo] 5-7-2008(25): In the west, the rich use $100 bills to light their cigars… In Japan, after showering, when the wealthy don't have any clean towels left , they simply grab a hanging scroll off the wall and use it to dry off! (Thanks Zazen! I can't seem to get the placement right here so I stuck the word left after towel to remind me where to put it!).

5) [KANJI] 24-11-2006(18): WIDTH (keyword change) TOWEL wrapped around an enormous waist, associated with WEALTH in Japan.

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