Japanese symbol for “foil”
箔
はく
Romaji: haku
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf
In Japanese, foil is 箔, read はく (haku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n foil; (gold, etc.) leaf
- n prestige
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “foil”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ホイル | ホイル hoiru | foil (esp. aluminium foil) |
| フォイル | フォイル foiru | foil (i.e. aluminum foil) |
| フルーレ | フルーレ furuure | foil (fencing) |
| 薄片 | はくへん hakuhen | flake; thin slice; thin layer |
| 引き立て役 | ひきたてやく hikitateyaku | person who makes someone else appear better; foil |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金箔 | きんぱく kinpaku | gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold |
| 箔押し | はくおし hakuoshi | foil stamping; hot stamping |
| 銀箔 | ぎんぱく ginpaku | silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver |
| 銅箔 | どうはく douhaku | copper foil (used in copper plating) |
| 縫箔 | ぬいはく nuihaku | embroidery and foiling; traditional Japanese embroidery and impressed gold or silver foil |
| アルミ箔 | アルミはく arumihaku | aluminum foil |
See also: Chinese symbol for “foil”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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