Japanese symbol for “tinfoil”
銀紙
ぎんがみ
Romaji: gingami
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver paper
In Japanese, tinfoil is 銀紙, read ぎんがみ (gingami).
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 aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tinfoil; silver paper
- n silver-colored paper
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tinfoil”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錫箔 | すずはく suzuhaku | tin foil; tinfoil |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 銀河 | ぎんが ginga | Milky Way |
| 銀座 | ぎんざ ginza | Ginza (district in Tokyo) |
| 水銀 | すいぎん suigin | mercury (Hg) |
| 銀貨 | ぎんか ginka | silver coin |
| 日本銀行 | にっぽんぎんこう nipponginkou | Bank of Japan; BOJ |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
| 表紙 | ひょうし hyoushi | cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding |
See also: Chinese symbol for “tinfoil”.
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.