Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb

    alms-giving; charity

    BuddhismPolite (teineigo) languagesee 布施

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

    BuddhismPolite (teineigo) languagesee 布施

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

    Colloquial

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

linen, cloth, spread, distribute

Kun
ぬのし.くきれ
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
877 of 2500
Radical
turban
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-2-3SKIP code
3f2.1The Kanji Dictionary
4022.7Four corner code
1444deroo
5e03Unicode hex code
1-41-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1468Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1548New Nelson (John Haig)
2973New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3691Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1886Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2566Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
405Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
433Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
749A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
170Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
737Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8778Morohashi
778A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
675Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
688Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
706sakade
494Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
799henshall3
653Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
887Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
557Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4Pinyin reading
poKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

give, bestow, perform, alms

Kun
ほどこ.す
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
323 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4h5.1The Kanji Dictionary
0821.2Four corner code
456deroo
65bdUnicode hex code
1-27-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2085Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2391New Nelson (John Haig)
891New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1103Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
599Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
792Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1045Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1124Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
451A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
831Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1022Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13629Morohashi
1318A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1004Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1041Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1399Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1261Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
612Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
958Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1054Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi1Pinyin reading
si, iKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level