Memory phrase for the Kanji: 税

税

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Meaning tax, tariff

Pronunciation

ZEI

Explanation

Left: rice plant 禾, right: var. of elder brother 兄 (out of 丷, mouth 口, legs 儿)

Mnemonic
 
The rice plants from my elder brother are taxed.

Radicals

禾 rice plantIt shows the ear/spike of a rice plant. The ripe grain of rice has this radical: 米.
丷 way out
兄 elder Brother
儿 moving feetRadical: hitoashi
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 Vocabulary

税金 ぜいきん  tax, duty
税関 ぜいかん  customs house
税務署 ぜいむしょ  tax office
納税 のうぜい  payment of taxes
免税 めんぜい  tax exemption, duty exemption
課税 かぜい  taxation
関税 かんぜい  customs, duty, tariff

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