Japanese symbol for “levy”
徴収
ちょうしゅう
Romaji: choushuu
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
In Japanese, levy is 徴収, read ちょうしゅう (choushuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “levy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 賦課 | ふか fuka | levy; imposition |
| 課す | かす kasu | to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.) |
| 課する | かする kasuru | to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.) |
| 召募 | しょうぼ shoubo | levy; enlistment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特徴 | とくちょう tokuchou | feature; trait; characteristic |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 徴兵 | ちょうへい chouhei | conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment |
| 徴税 | ちょうぜい chouzei | tax collection; taxation |
| 徴用 | ちょうよう chouyou | drafting; requisition; impressment |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collecting; accumulating; gathering |
See also: Chinese symbol for “levy”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.