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)
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
流布【るふ】
circulation, dissemination
頒布【はんぷ】
distribution, circulation
織布【しょくふ】
woven fabric
綿布【めんぷ】
cotton cloth, cotton material
絹布【けんぷ】
silk, silk cloth
布目【ぬのめ】
texture, "grain" of a fabric or cloth, direction of the loom or weave in a roll of fabric
