Translation guide
The English word "hood" has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common ones: a head covering attached to a garment, a car hood (bonnet), a neighborhood (slang), and a device over a stove. It also notes less common meanings like a hood over a window or a lens hood.
The part of a garment that covers the head, often attached to a coat or sweatshirt.
The most common and direct translation, used for hoods on modern clothing like jackets, hoodies, and coats.
このパーカーのフードは取り外せます。
The hood on this hoodie is detachable.
雨が降ってきたので、コートのフードをかぶった。
It started raining, so I put up the hood of my coat.
A traditional or separate hood, often associated with historical or religious garments, or a hood that is not attached to a coat. Can also refer to a hood worn for disguise.
修道士は頭巾をかぶっていた。
The monk wore a hood.
The hinged cover over the engine of a car.
The standard term for the hood of a car in Japanese. Used in everyday conversation.
ボンネットを開けてエンジンをチェックした。
I opened the hood and checked the engine.
Also used for car hood, but less common than ボンネット. May be understood in context, especially with foreign cars or in technical settings.
A neighborhood, especially one's home area or a rough urban area.
Means 'hometown' or 'local area'. Used to refer to one's own neighborhood or the area one is from. Not slangy, but conveys the idea of one's turf.
彼は地元に詳しい。
He knows the hood well.
Means 'neighborhood' in a general sense. Can be used for any local area, not necessarily with the slang connotation of 'hood'.
Specifically means 'slum', a poor and run-down urban area. Closer to the negative connotation of 'hood' as a rough neighborhood.
A device over a stove that removes smoke, steam, and odors.
The general term for an exhaust fan, including the hood over a stove. Often used for the entire unit.
料理するときは換気扇をつけてください。
Please turn on the range hood when cooking.
A more specific term for a range hood, often used in product names and kitchen design.
A cover or shield for various objects.
Used as a generic term for many types of hoods, such as a lens hood (レンズフード) or a fume hood (ドラフト). Often combined with another word.
レンズにフードを取り付ける。
Attach a hood to the lens.
The English word 'hood' is transcribed as フード (fuudo) in Japanese. The spelling フッド (fuddo) is not used. Be careful with the long vowel.
Both mean car hood, but ボンネット is much more common in everyday Japanese. フード is sometimes used for foreign or sports cars, but may sound technical or less natural.
That car's hood is made of carbon fiber.
This hood is quiet.
He grew up in the hood.
We installed a new range hood.