税

See also: 稅

Translingual

Etymology

Simplified from 稅 (兌 → 兑). Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 禾 + phonetic 兑 (OC *l'oːds).

Han character

税 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹木金口山 (HDCRU) or 難竹木金口 (XHDCR), composition ⿰禾兑)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 854, character 20
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25070
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2609, character 10
• Unihan data for U+7A0E

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 税 – see 稅 (“tax; revenue; duty; to rent; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant traditional form of 稅).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

税

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. tax

Readings

• Go-on: せ (se)
• Kan-on: せい (sei)
• Kan’yō-on: ぜい (zei, Jōyō); さい (sai)
• On: だつ (datsu); えつ (etsu)
• Kun: みつぎ (mitsugi, 税)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
税
ぜい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
稅 (kyūjitai)

Noun

税(ぜい) • (zei) 

1. tax

Compounds

• 税金(ぜいきん) (zeikin, “tax, tax charge”)
• 税収(ぜいしゅう) (zeishū, “tax revenue”)
• 税務署(ぜいむしょ) (zeimusho, “tax office, revenue office”)
• 消費税(しょうひぜい) (shōhizei, “consumption tax, value added tax, goods and services tax”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
税
Grade: 5

Alternative spelling
稅 (kyūjitai)

From 力 (chikara, “strength”). That which is produced from strength, ie labor.

Noun

税(ちから) • (chikara) 

1. the collection of grain from the commoners masses to the state; a tax, taxes

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Korean

Hanja

税 • (se, tal) (hangeul 세, 탈)

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