税 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「禾」
- On
- ゼイ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- tax; duty
Origin
禾 "grain" plus 兌 "to take out"; part of the harvest taken by the state — hence "tax."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ゼイ | 税金・免税・関税 |
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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
Example
この品物には税金がかかる。
Tax is charged on this item.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)