Japanese symbol for “taxation”
課税
かぜい
Romaji: kazei
taxation
In Japanese, taxation is 課税, read かぜい (kazei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs taxation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “taxation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徴税 | ちょうぜい chouzei | tax collection; taxation |
| 租税 | そぜい sozei | taxes; taxation |
| 賦税 | ふぜい fuzei | taxation |
| 収税 | しゅうぜい shuuzei | tax collection; taxation |
| 貢ぎ | みつぎ mitsugi | taxes; taxation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 課題 | かだい kadai | subject; theme; issue |
| 課長 | かちょう kachou | section manager; section chief |
| 課程 | かてい katei | course; curriculum |
| 日課 | にっか nikka | daily routine; daily work; daily lesson |
| 放課後 | ほうかご houkago | after school (at the end of the day) |
| 税金 | ぜいきん zeikin | tax; duty |
| 関税 | かんぜい kanzei | customs (duties); duty; tariff |
| 納税 | のうぜい nouzei | payment of taxes |
See also: Chinese symbol for “taxation”.
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