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

offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
alms-giving
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 10819 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

しんせ

almsgiving because of faith

布

ふ

bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

布団

ふとん

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

布石

ふせき

strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game

布告

ふこく

edict

布地

きれじ

cloth

布地

ぬのじ

cloth