Japanese symbol for “taxes”
租税
そぜい
Romaji: sozei
taxes; taxation
In Japanese, taxes is 租税, read そぜい (sozei).
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Meanings
- n taxes; taxation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “taxes”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公課 | こうか kouka | public imposts; taxes |
| 貢ぎ | みつぎ mitsugi | taxes; taxation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 租界 | そかい sokai | (foreign) concession (in China); settlement |
| 租借 | そしゃく soshaku | lease (of territory) |
| 地租 | ちそ chiso | land tax |
| 公租 | こうそ kouso | public tax |
| 租借地 | そしゃくち soshakuchi | leased territory; foreign concession |
| 税金 | ぜいきん zeikin | tax; duty |
| 課税 | かぜい kazei | taxation |
| 関税 | かんぜい kanzei | customs (duties); duty; tariff |
See also: Chinese symbol for “taxes”.
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