税

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税 U+7A0E, 税
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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).
Notes:

Japanese

Shinjitai

税

Kyūjitai

稅

Kanji

税

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 稅)

  1. tax

Readings

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

税(ぜい) • (zei) 

  1. tax, duty, customs (money paid to the government)
Compounds
Compounds

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".

First cited in the 延喜式 (Engishiki) of 927.

Pronunciation

Noun

税(ちから) • (chikara) 

  1. (historical, archaic) general term for items presented by the people to the state: tribute, taxes
    Synonyms: 貢物 (mitsugimono), 貢 (mitsugi)

References

  1. ^ “税”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “庸・税・稲”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. ^ “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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