税 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
- On
- ゼイぜい · zei
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- tax; duty
Stroke order
Origin
禾 "grain" plus 兌 "to take out"; part of the harvest taken by the state — hence "tax."
Readings and examples
| Onゼイぜいzei | 税金ぜいきん免税めんぜい関税かんぜい |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 税金ぜいきん
tax (money)
- 消費税しょうひぜい
consumption tax
- 租税そぜい
- 逋税ほぜい
Example
この品物には税金がかかる。
Tax is charged on this item.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)