税

See also: 稅

税	U+7A0E, 税 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7A0E

← 稍
[U+7A0D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

稏 →
[U+7A0F]

Translingual

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)

Derived characters

𠾔

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

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

Definitions

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.

Japanese

Shinjitai	税
Kyūjitai	稅

Kanji

税

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 稅)

tax

Readings

Go-on: せ (se)
Kan-on: せい (sei)
Kan’yō-on: ぜい (zei, Jōyō)、さい (sai)
Kun: ちから (chikara, 税)、とく (toku, 税く)、ぬく (nuku, 税く)、みつぐ (mitsugu, 税ぐ)、みつぎ (mitsugi, 税ぎ)
Nanori: おさむ (osamu)、すみとし (sumitoshi)、すみひろ (sumihiro)、ぜい (zei)、ちから (chikara)、みつぐ (mitsugu)、みつぎ (mitsugi)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
税
ぜい Grade: 5
kan'yōon

Alternative spelling
稅 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 稅 (MC sywejH). First cited in Japanese to a portion of the Shoku Nihongi dated to 719.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜー [zéꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞ː]

Noun

税(ぜい) • (zei)

tax, duty, customs (money paid to the government)

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
ちから Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
稅 (kyūjitai) 庸 (rare) 稲 (rare)

Shift in sense from 力 (chikara, “strength”), implying "that which is produced from strength".^[2]^[3]^[4]

First cited in the 延喜式 (Engishiki) of 927.^[3]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕika̠ɾa̠]

Noun

税(ちから) • (chikara)

[from 927] (historical, archaic) general term for items presented by the people to the state: tribute, taxes
Synonyms: 貢物 (mitsugimono), 貢 (mitsugi)

References

^ “税”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 “庸・税・稲”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “税”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

Korean

Hanja

税 • (se, tal) (hangeul 세, 탈)

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[KDJ2-1] “税”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ2-chikara-3] 3.0 ^3.1 “庸・税・稲”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-4] “税”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

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