Word Meaning お布施

おふせ ofuse

お布施 is read as おふせ (ofuse) and means financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
  2. offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
  3. alms-giving
  4. charity

Reading

Kana

おふせ

Romaji

ofuse

Writing Variants

  • 御布施 おふせ ofuse

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 73188 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

布施

ふせ

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

実施

じっし

enforcement

信施

しんぜ

almsgiving because of faith

施行

しこう

carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.)

昆布

こぶ

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica)

敷き布団

しきぶとん

futon (laid on the floor)

施設

しせつ

home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

施工

しこう

construction

施す

ほどこす

to spread far and wide

麻布

まふ

hemp cloth

施策

しさく

policy

施政

しせい

government