血税

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けつ
Grade: 3
ぜい
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
血稅 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ke̞t͡sɨze̞ː]

Noun

(けつ)(ぜい) • (ketsuzei

  1. (dated) blood tax, conscription
  2. (dated) severe taxation, heavy taxation
  3. precious money of taxpayers