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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
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). |
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Japanese
Kanji
税
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 稅)
- tax
Readings
Etymology 1
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From Middle Chinese 稅 (MC sywejH). First cited in Japanese to a portion of the Shoku Nihongi dated to 719.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
税 • (zei)
- tax, duty, customs (money paid to the government)
Compounds
Compounds
- 税金 (zeikin, “tax, tax charge”)
- 税収 (zeishū, “tax revenue”)
- 税務署 (zeimusho, “tax office, revenue office”)
- 消費税 (shōhizei, “consumption tax, value added tax, goods and services tax”)
Etymology 2
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
Noun
税 • (chikara)
- (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] (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] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “税”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
Korean
Hanja
税 • (se, tal) (hangeul 세, 탈)
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