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税

税 – tax, duty

12 strokesTaught in grade 5#289 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 税 means tax, duty. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ゼイ (zei). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 禾 (no. 115).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiゼイzei

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 115). Components: 禾・口・并・儿.

Words using 税

税金ぜいきんtax税ぜいtax課税かぜいtaxation税関ぜいかんcustoms免税めんぜいtax exemption関税かんぜいcustoms (duties)税務署ぜいむしょtax office

Example sentences

新しい税金がワインにかせられた。
A new tax was imposed on wine.
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タバコにかけられている税は高い。
There is a heavy tax on tobacco.
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課税品をお持ちですか。
Do you have anything to declare?
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Kanji with the same radical

私移種程科積秋秀秘称秒稲稼秩稿穏

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