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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 5
ふく
Grade: 5
かん
Grade: 4
ぜい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 報復 (hōhuku, retaliatory) +‎ 関税 (kanzē, tariff).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)(ふく)(かん)(ぜい) (hōfuku kanzei

  1. (taxation) retaliatory tariff(s)
    (ほう)(ふく)(かん)(ぜい)とは、()(こく)()(こく)()(しゅつ)(ひん)()(ぜい)したことを(ばっ)するために、(せい)()()(にゅう)(ひん)()(ぜい)(きん)である。
    Hōfuku kanzei toha, takoku ga jikoku no yushutsuhin ni kazei shita koto o ba' suru tame ni, seifu ga yunyūhin ni ka su zeikin de aru.
    Retaliatory tariffs are taxes that a government charges on imports to punish another country for charging tax on its own exports
    (しょ)(がい)(こく)がトランプ(せい)(けん)(たい)(こう)して(ほう)(ふく)(かん)(ぜい)()せば、アメリカの()(しゅつ)(こう)退(たい)(けい)(ざい)(しっ)(そく)つながる()(のう)(せい)があります。
    Sho gaikoku ga toranpu seiken ni taikō shite hōfuku kanzei o ka seba, amerika no yushutsu kōtai to keizai shissoku ni tsunagaru kanōsei ga ari masu.
    If other countries impose retaliatory tariffs against the Trump administration, it could lead to a decline in U.S. exports and an economic slowdown.

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