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    3. お布施

    お布施

    お​布ふ施せ

    alms-giving

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    御布施

    おふせ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

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

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    布
    ぬの・し.く・きれ…(5)
    linen・cloth・spread・distribute
    Kanji
    施
    ほどこ.す…(2)
    give・bestow・perform・alms
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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