篤志家|とくしかtokushika

1. nouncharitable person; philanthropist; volunteer; supporter

• Synonym慈善家じぜんかNeutralNeutral. Someone who gives money or goods to help the poor — the focus is on relief; 「篤志家」 covers devotion to public service generally, not just giving.
• Related施主せしゅWrittenWritten/formal prose. One who gives alms to a temple or presides over funerals and memorial services; also the client who commissions a house.
• Related博愛家はくあいかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Someone who does charity out of love for humanity; stresses the ideal of universal love more than 「篤志家」.
• Related博愛主義者はくあいしゅぎしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose. Someone who professes philanthropy as a creed; more ideological in emphasis than 「篤志家」.
• Related寄進者WrittenWritten/formal prose. A donor of money or goods, typically to a temple or shrine; the word leans toward religious offerings, while 「篤志家」 is about public welfare.

Use 「篤志家」 for someone devoted to public welfare and social service, whether by giving money or by giving effort; it leans formal, as in 「篤志家の寄付」. For giving money or goods to help the poor, say 「慈善家」; for giving to temples, 「施主」.

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