お
ふ
布
せ
施

noun, takes する

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
　
お
ふ
布
せ
施
 お布施 おふせ
お
御
ふ
布
せ
施
 御布施 おふせ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

linen, cloth, spread
フ　ぬの　し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)
give, bestow, perform
シ　ほどこ.す　セ (8th, N1)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
to be (classical)
ヤ　なり　エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ　メ　やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ