Memory phrase for the character: 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 rice-grain has this radical: 米 and the ripe rice plant is this combination: 釆.
丷 way outThis radical is understood as "something coming out", such as steam.
兄 elder Brother
儿 moving feetRadical: hitoashi




 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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