施す

ほどこす · hodokosu · JLPT N1 · verb-godan

to give

🎁 施す = spread (施) what you have in all directions: give, conduct, perform

The kanji 施 combines 方 (direction, side) with 也. Its core sense is extending something outward toward others: help, mercy, a favour, a treatment, or a policy.

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