Word details

お布施

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お布施.

Dictionary

Entry

お布施おふせNoun~する VerbFreq #43435
1

Polite; Buddhism

alms-giving; charity

2

Polite; Buddhism

offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)

3

Colloquial

financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

linen, cloth, spread, distribute

5 strokesFrequency 877JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

ぬのし.くきれ

Nanori

give, bestow, perform, alms

9 strokesFrequency 323JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

ほどこ.す

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