租 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
道準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
- On
- ソ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- tax; levy
Origin
Grain plus a phonetic element: what is paid in from the harvest — a tax.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソ | 租税・公租公課 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 租税そぜい
taxes
- 租借そしゃく
lease (of territory)
Example
租税は国の大切な財源だ。
Taxes are an important source of national revenue.
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