施し|ほどこしhodokoshi[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nouncharity; almsgiving
   彼女かのじょは施ほどこしを受うけることを拒こばんだ。↗

   She refused to accept charity.

• Synonym施物せもつFormalFormal and rare. The money or goods given to the poor; names the things given rather than the act, and carries a Buddhist tinge.
• RelatedチャリティーNeutralNeutral loanword for charity and charity events, as in 「チャリティーコンサート」; 「施し」 is specifically about giving money or goods to the poor.
• Related慈善じぜんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Good deeds that help people in distress, as in 「慈善事業」; more equal in tone than the condescending 「施し」.
• Related篤志とくしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Eager goodwill toward public welfare, as in 「篤志家」; stresses the spirit of serving society, not the act of handing out money or goods.
• Related慈恵じけいFormalFormal and rare. Granting favors out of loving kindness; the emphasis is on the compassionate heart behind the act.
• Antonym搾取さくしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. Exploiting or squeezing others; the opposite of the generous giving of 「施し」.
• Antonym奪いNeutralNeutral. Taking things away from people — the opposite direction from 「施し」, which gives things to them.

Use 「施し」 for giving money or goods to the poor; it can sound condescending, as in 「施しを受ける」. For modern charity, use 「慈善」 or 「チャリティー」. 「篤志」 is a written word for a charitable spirit; 「施物」 and 「慈恵」 are rare formal terms; 「奪い」 and 「搾取」 are opposites.

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1. 施ほどこすこと。恵めぐみを与あたえること。布施ふせ。