税金|ぜいきんzeikin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountax; duty
   新あたらしい税金ぜいきんがワインにかせられた。↗

   A new tax was imposed on wine.

• Synonym租税そぜいWrittenLegal and fiscal term for taxes as a whole; in everyday speech 「税金」 is the natural word.
• SynonymタックスNeutralLoanword seen mostly in compounds like 「タックスフリー」; to refer to tax money on its own, say 「税金」.
• Synonym公租こうそFormalFormal legal term for public taxes collectively, as in 「公租公課」; not used in everyday speech.
• Synonym税ぜいNeutralMostly a suffix in compounds like 「消費税」 and 「税込み」; for the money you pay on its own, say 「税金」.
• Related課税かぜいWrittenWritten/formal word for the act of levying tax, as in 「課税対象」; 「税金」 is the money itself that you pay.
• Related徴税ちょうぜいWrittenWritten/formal word for the government's act of collecting taxes; 「税金」 is the money that gets collected.
• Related収税しゅうぜいWrittenWritten word for tax collection, now rather rare; seen in the administrative term 「収税課」, but 「徴税」 is the usual choice.
• Related賦税ふぜいWrittenWritten word for taxes with an old-fashioned, historical flavor; in modern usage say 「税金」 or 「租税」.

Use 「税金」 for the tax you pay in everyday speech and 「税」 in compounds like 「消費税」. For the act of levying or collecting, use 「課税」 or 「徴税」; 「租税」 suits legal and fiscal writing, 「タックス」 appears in loanword compounds, while 「公租」「収税」「賦税」 are rare or dated.

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1. 国くにや地方自治体ちほうじちたいが各かくの経費けいひにするために国民こくみんまたは住民じゅうみんから徴収ちょうしゅうする金銭きんせん。