How to say "cloak" in Japanese

• マントCommon
  nounThe common word for the garment sense of 'cloak': a loose outer garment, also glossed 'mantle' and 'manteau'. Use this for a cloak as an article of clothing.
• 外套がいとう
  nounA garment word glossed overcoat, greatcoat, cloak and wrap. It is less common than マント, and its cloak sense sits alongside overcoat and greatcoat; choose it when the garment is coat-like.
  彼かれは帽子ぼうしをかぶり、外套がいとうを着きたままで部屋へやの中なかに飛び込とびこんできた。↗

  He ran into the room with his hat and overcoat on.
• 覆い隠すおおいかくす
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb sense of 'cloak': to cover or hide something, masking it from view or knowledge. Less common; choose this when 'cloak' means conceal rather than envelop.
• マンテル
  nounA loanword with the same glosses as マント — mantle, cloak, manteau — but less common. For the garment, マント is the word you will normally want; this is a rarer alternative.
• 押し包むおしつつむ
  godan verb, transitive verbA verb meaning to envelop or blanket something — 'cloak' as in wrapping or covering it over. Less common; for hiding or masking something, 覆い隠す is the better choice.

For the garment, 「マント」 is the common word, with 外套 (coat-like) and 「マンテル」 (a loanword with the same senses) as less common alternatives; for the verb, 「覆い隠す」 means to hide or mask, 「押し包む」 to envelop.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• マントmantle
• 外套がいとうovercoat
• 覆い隠すおおいかくすto mask
• マンテルmantle
• 押し包むおしつつむto envelop
• 上掛けうわがけcloak