How to say "foil" in Japanese

• ホイル
  nounCovers foil in the kitchen sense, especially aluminium foil used for wrapping or cooking. Note that フォイル is a common katakana spelling of the same loanword.
• 箔はく
  nounRefers to thin metal leaf, such as gold leaf, beaten into extremely thin sheets for decoration or gilding. It is not the word for aluminium foil in the kitchen.
• 噛ませ犬かませいぬ
  nounA figurative sense: someone set up to put up a fight but with no real chance of winning, making an opponent look strong — a foil in the sense of a token opponent.
• フルーレ
  nounThe fencing sense: the foil, the light thrusting sword used in the sport of fencing. Use this only for the sporting weapon, not for kitchen foil or figurative foils.
• フォイル
  nounA katakana rendering of the English word, used for foil meaning aluminium foil in cooking and wrapping. Largely interchangeable with ホイル for this kitchen sense.

Choose by sense: 「ホイル」 or 「フォイル」 for aluminium foil, 箔 for metal leaf, 「フルーレ」 for the fencing sword, and 「噛ませ犬」 for a person who serves as a foil to make another look strong.

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• ホイルfoil (esp. aluminium foil)
• 箔はくfoil
• 噛ませ犬かませいぬfoil
• フルーレfoil (fencing)
• フォイルfoil (i.e. aluminum foil)
• 引き立て役ひきたてやくperson who makes someone else appear better
• 薄片はくへんflake