扶持 ふち Meanings Noun salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend Noun, する verb, Transitive making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend Kanji 扶 provide for. Read as フ. 持 hold Words containing 扶持 扶持米 (ふちまい) stipend in rice 食い扶持 (くいぶち) food expenses あてがい扶持 (あてがいぶち) discretionary allowance And 1 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists