税 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 税 意味

tax, duty

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税 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ゼイ zei

Examples

タバコにかけられている税は高い。

There is a heavy tax on tobacco.

法律はすべての市民に税を払うように義務づけている。

The laws oblige all citizens to pay taxes.

王は国民に重い税を課した。

The king imposed heavy taxes on his people.

その税法案は昨日可決された。

The tax bill was passed yesterday.

この品には税がかかりますか。

Is there any tax on this?

政府はワインに新しく税を課した。

The government has imposed a new tax on wine.

その税は農民に重くのしかかった。

The tax bore hard on the peasantry.

税は直接税と間接税からなっている。

Taxes consist of direct taxes and indirect ones.

王は人民から税を厳しく取り立てた。

The king exacted taxes from his people.

特別の税が輸入された自動車に課せられた。

A special tax was imposed on imported cars.

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