箔

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.

• 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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