Word Meaning 布施

ふせ fuse

布施 is read as ふせ (fuse) and means offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
  2. alms-giving
  3. charity

Reading

Kana

ふせ

Romaji

fuse

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 11073 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お布施

おふせ

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

布陣

ふじん

battle formation

布張り

ぬのばり

cloth-covered

布製

ぬのせい

made of cloth

実施

じっし

enforcement

信施

しんぜ

almsgiving because of faith

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布団

ふとん

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

布地

きれじ

cloth

布石

ふせき

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game

布告

ふこく

edict

布教

ふきょう

propagation (e.g. a religion)