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How do you say "tax" in Japanese?
税金
zeikin
In Japanese, "tax" is 税金 (zeikin).
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Pronunciation
Zeikin opens with a buzzing z sound, zei rhyming with 'zay', then closes on a short, flat kin.
Writing and usage
税金 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
すべての人が収入に対して税金を支払わなければなりません。
subeteno nin ga shuunyuu ni taishi te zeikin wo shiharawa nakerebanarimasen.
Everyone must pay tax on their income.
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How to remember 税金
Zeikin starts with a 'z', like the sound of your wallet zipping shut once the tax office takes its share.
Related words
- currency 通貨 tsuuka
- coin コイン koin
- salary 給与 kyuuyo
- income 収入 shuunyuu
- expense 費用 hiyou
- profit 利益 rieki
- invoice 請求書 seikyuusho
- payment 支払い shiharai
- exchange rate 為替レート kawase reeto
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Questions about 税金
How do you pronounce 税金?
Zeikin opens with a buzzing z sound, zei rhyming with 'zay', then closes on a short, flat kin.
Is 税金 formal or casual?
税金 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 税金 written in Japanese?
税金 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as zeikin.
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