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How to say 'Taxation' in Japanese | 課税

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The Japanese word for Taxation is 'Kazei', written as 課税 in Japanese.'Taxation' in hiragana is かぜい.

    word

    課税

    Meaning

    Taxation

    Reading

    かぜい

    kazei

    Kanji

    Section, Lesson Tax

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '課税 (かぜい)' refers to the act or system of imposing taxes. It is commonly used in legal, financial, and administrative contexts to describe the process of levying taxes on income, property, goods, or services. For example: The government imposes taxation on luxury goods「政府は贅沢品に課税する」(せいふはぜいたくひんにかぜいする). This income is subject to taxation「この所得は課税対象です」(このしょとくはかぜいたいしょうです). The term can also refer to the tax itself in certain contexts, but its primary meaning is the act of taxing.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3262

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 課税

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Section, Lesson

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Tax

Words Related to 課税 Through the Kanji

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 課 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Section, Lesson

  • word

    課題

    Meaning

    Task, Issue

  • word

    課長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    課する

    Meaning

    Impose

  • word

    日課

    Meaning

    Routine

Words Related to 課税 Through the Kanji

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 税 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Tax

  • word

    税金

    Meaning

    Tax

  • word

    税関

    Meaning

    Customs

  • word

    免税

    Meaning

    Tax free

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'Kazei' means 'Taxation' .

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