alms-giving, charity, offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
麻布【あさぬの】
hemp cloth, linen
配布【はいふ】
distribution
分布【ぶんぷ】
distribution, allocation
布石【ふせき】
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game, opening moves, preparations, preparatory steps, arrangements, (laying the) groundwork (for)
布陣【ふじん】
battle formation, lineup (e.g. for a game)
敷き布団【しきぶとん】
futon (laid on the floor), (Japanese) mattress, underquilt, sleeping mat
散布【さんぷ】
dissemination, scattering, sprinkling, spraying
布告【ふこく】
edict, ordinance, proclamation
布教【ふきょう】
propagation (e.g. a religion), proselytizing, missionary work
布地【ぬのじ】
cloth, fabric
公布【こうふ】
official proclamation, announcement, promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
座布団【ざぶとん】
zabuton, flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
昆布【こんぶ】
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica), konbu, kelp, any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
