What is the Kanji for 'Tax'? | 税

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Tax', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Tax' is 税.

kanji

税

Meaning

Tax

Reading

onyomiぜい

zei

Parts

禾Cereal 兑

Example Word

課税: taxation. 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.

Radical

禾

Stroke Count

JLPT

Grade

Frequency

1486

Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 税

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

radical

禾

Meaning

Cereal

component

兑

Words Using 税

This kanji is used in 5 words:

word

税

Meaning

Tax

word

税金

Meaning

Tax

word

課税

Meaning

Taxation

word

税関

Meaning

Customs

word

免税

Meaning

Tax free

Kanji Related to 税 Through the Part 禾

These 29 kanji contain the part 禾 as well.

kanji

秋

Meaning

Autumn

kanji

科

Meaning

Section, Department

kanji

私

Meaning

Private, Me

kanji

利

Meaning

Profit, Advantage

kanji

和

Meaning

Peace

kanji

笑

Meaning

Laugh

kanji

種

Meaning

Kind, Variety

kanji

程

Meaning

Order, Extent

kanji

季

Meaning

Season

kanji

委

Meaning

Committee

kanji

積

Meaning

Accumulate

kanji

秩

Meaning

Order, Regularity

kanji

移

Meaning

Move, Transfer

kanji

秒

Meaning

Second

kanji

秘

Meaning

Secret

kanji

秀

Meaning

Excel, Excellent

kanji

稚

Meaning

Young, Immature

kanji

稲

Meaning

Rice plant

kanji

稼

Meaning

Work, Earnings

kanji

稿

Meaning

Manuscript, Draft

kanji

穏

Meaning

Calm, Moderate

kanji

穫

Meaning

Harvest

kanji

穀

Meaning

Grain, Cereal

kanji

穂

Meaning

Spike

kanji

称

Meaning

Appellation

kanji

香

Meaning

Fragrance

kanji

租

Meaning

Tariff, Land tax

kanji

奏

Meaning

Play music

kanji

稽

Meaning

Think, Consider

Kanji Related to 税 Through the Part 兑

These 5 kanji contain the part 兑 as well.

kanji

脱

Meaning

Remove, Undress

kanji

説

Meaning

Theory, Explanation

kanji

鋭

Meaning

Sharp

kanji

悦

Meaning

Joy, Delight

kanji

閲

Meaning

Inspect, Inspection

Learn the Kanji 税

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What does 税 mean?

税 means 'Tax'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

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