noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. foil stamping, hot stamping.
  2. gold tooling (a book), gilt tooling.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
箔押し はくおし
箔押 はくおし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

foil, gilt
ハク すだれ (Kentei Pre-1)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual, (個 variant)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
と.まる ハク とまり (Early Jr. High, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
push, stop, check
お.す オウ おさ.える (Early Jr. High, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
armor, high (voice), A grade
かぶと コウ カン (Late Jr. High, N1)