How to say 'Tax free' in Japanese | 免税

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The Japanese word for Tax free is 'Menzei', written as 免税 in Japanese.'Tax free' in hiragana is めんぜい.

word

免税

Meaning

Tax free

Reading

めんぜい

menzei

Kanji

免Excuse, Exempt 税Tax

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '免税 (めんぜい)' refers to the exemption from taxes, particularly in the context of shopping or transactions. It is commonly used in situations where goods are sold without the addition of tax, often to tourists or in duty-free shops. For example: This shop offers tax-free shopping「この店は免税です」(このみせはめんぜいです). I bought this bag tax-free「このバッグは免税で買いました」(このバッグはめんぜいでかいました). The term is also used in official contexts to describe tax exemptions on certain goods or services.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7220

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 免税

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

免

Meaning

Excuse, Exempt

kanji

税

Meaning

Tax

Words Related to 免税 Through the Kanji 免

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 免 as well.

word

免許証

Meaning

License

word

御免

Meaning

Permission, Sorry

word

免許

Meaning

License

word

免れる

Meaning

Escape

word

免疫

Meaning

Immunity

Words Related to 免税 Through the Kanji 税

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 税 as well.

word

税

Meaning

Tax

word

税金

Meaning

Tax

word

課税

Meaning

Taxation

word

税関

Meaning

Customs

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'Menzei' means 'Tax free' .

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