Illustration: At a domain rice storehouse, an official supervises the measured collection of rice from farmers arriving with their harvest loads. A clerk levels a wooden measuring box and pours its contents into the storehouse’s collection, while the current farmer keeps the remainder on his handcart.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

税ぜい

zei

tax

Also used at the end of tax names, such as 消費税. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. タバコにかけられている税ぜいは高たかい。

    There is a heavy tax on tobacco.

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  2. 王おうは国民こくみんに重おもい税ぜいを課かした。

    The king imposed heavy taxes on his people.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この品しなには税ぜいがかかりますか。

    Is there any tax on this?

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Kanji in 税

  • 税tax; dutyOnゼイ

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