税

See also: 稅

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

← 稍
[U+7A0D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

稏 →
[U+7A0F]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

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 edit

𠾔

References edit

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 edit

Glyph origin edit

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

Definitions edit

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 edit

Shinjitai	税
Kyūjitai	稅

Kanji edit

税

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

tax

Readings edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

税(ぜい) • (zei)

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

Compounds edit

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 edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕika̠ɾa̠]

Noun edit

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 edit

^ “税”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 “庸・税・稲”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
^ “税”, in デジタル大辞泉‎^[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

Korean edit

Hanja edit

税 • (se, tal) (hangeul 세, 탈)

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[KDJ2-1] “税”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

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

[KDJ2-chikara-3] 3.0 ^3.1 “庸・税・稲”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

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

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