金箔(きんぱく)

きんぱく
noun
gold leaf; gold foil
artculture
1. gold leaf; gold foil
Gold beaten into extremely thin sheets, used to decorate buildings, crafts, lacquerware and even food.
金箔(きんぱく)を貼(は)る。
To apply gold leaf.
金箔(きんぱく)をのせたアイスクリームが人気(にんき)だ。
Ice cream topped with gold leaf is popular.
金閣寺(きんかくじ)は、建物(たてもの)の上(うえ)の階(かい)が金箔(きんぱく)で覆(おお)われている。
At Kinkakuji, the upper floors of the building are covered in gold leaf.

金(きん) (gold) + 箔(はく) (foil, leaf). 金沢(かなざわ) produces almost all of Japan's gold leaf, and gold-leaf crafts and sweets are a famous local specialty.

Common collocations

  • 金箔(きんぱく)を貼(は)る: to apply gold leaf
  • 金箔(きんぱく)入(い)り: containing gold leaf (sake, sweets)
  • 金箔(きんぱく)張(ば)り: gold-leafed

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