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Kanji Detail for 税 - "tax"

税

  • Meaning

    税 means "tax." Also associated with tribute, collect.

    1. Tax - A levy; a payment to government.

    2. Tribute - A contribution; an offering.

    3. Collect - To gather; to take in.

  • Words using 税

    • 減税 げんぜい Listen tax reduction
    • 税制 ぜいせい Listen tax system
    • 関税 かんぜい Listen customs (duties); duty; tariff
    • 消費税 しょうひぜい Listen consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
    • 課税 かぜい Listen taxation
    • 所得税 しょとくぜい Listen income tax
    • 増税 ぞうぜい Listen tax increase
    • 税率 ぜいりつ Listen tariff; tax rate

  • Tattoo check: 税

    • Verified meaning: tax
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, すみとし, すみひろ, ぜい)
    • Also carries these associations: tribute, collect

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 税

    Given names 税(おさむ)Listen 税(ぜい)Listen 税(みつぐ)Listen

    Surnames 税(すみとし)Listen 税(すみひろ)Listen 税(みつぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tax; duty

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    taxes

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    taxes; duties

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    taxes

  • Onyomi

    tip

    zei(ゼイ) ゼイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    禾 (nogi・nogihen)

  • Related Keywords

    tax tribute collect levy unbind assessment budget compliance contribution deduction exemption filing finance government income liability obligation payment policy refund duty tariff revenue

Sentences including 税

  • This camera is dutiable.

  • The government makes us pay tax.

  • Can i buy things here duty-free?

  • I agree with your opinion about taxes.

  • Where should i pay the tax?

  • I bought a camera free of tax.

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