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Kotomora

箔

foil, gilt

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • ハク

Kun'yomi

  • すだれ

Meaning

箔 centers on a thin, flat layer applied to a surface: metal foil or gilt. The idea is a delicate sheet that covers or decorates something.

Most common words using 箔

  • 箔はく

    foil; (gold, etc.) leaf

  • 金箔きんぱく

    gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold

  • 箔押しはくおし

    foil stamping; hot stamping

  • 銀箔ぎんぱく

    silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver

  • アルミ箔アルミはく

    aluminum foil

  • 引き箔ひきはく

    hikihaku; traditional weaving technique with precious metallic threads

  • 摺箔すりはく

    impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric

  • 箔が付くはくがつく

    to increase in value; to gain prestige

  • 箔を付けるはくをつける

    to give something weight; to give something dignity

  • 箔打ちはくうち

    making foil; foil-maker

  • 縫箔ぬいはく

    embroidery and foiling; traditional Japanese embroidery and impressed gold or silver foil

  • 色箔いろはく

    coloured foil; color foil

  • 金属箔きんぞくはく

    metal foil; metallic foil

  • 金箔が剥げるきんぱくがはげる

    to reveal one's true colors

  • 銅箔どうはく

    copper foil (used in copper plating)

  • 錫箔すずはく

    tin foil; tinfoil

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Etymology

箔 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 泊, which likely contributes the sound. The bamboo top suggests a thin bamboo sheet, fitting the foil or gilt meaning.

Meaning mnemonic

Bamboo 竹 can be split into thin sheets, and the bottom 泊 looks like a flat surface with water. Imagine a delicate bamboo foil floating on water: 箔 is foil or gilt.

Reading mnemonic

For ハク, picture a thin foil sheet that you hack with a knife: hack -> ハク, and the foil tears cleanly.