税(ぜい)

Types

• 消費税(しょうひぜい) (consumption tax, sales tax)
• 所得税(しょとくぜい) (income tax)
• 住民税(じゅうみんぜい) (resident tax)
• 固定資産税(こていしさんぜい) (property tax)
• 相続税(そうぞくぜい) (inheritance tax)
• 贈与税(ぞうよぜい) (gift tax)

Compounds

• 税(ぜい)込(こ)み (tax included)
• 税(ぜい)抜(ぬ)き (tax excluded, before tax)
• 納税(のうぜい) (tax payment)
• 脱税(だつぜい) (tax evasion)
• 免税(めんぜい) (tax exemption, duty-free)

Usage

As a stand-alone noun the everyday word is 税金(ぜいきん); 税(ぜい) appears mostly in compounds and on price labels (税込(ぜいこ)み, 税抜(ぜいぬ)き).