消費税

消費税

Japanese

Kanji in this term
消	費	税
しょう Grade: 3	ひ Grade: 4	ぜい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 消費 (しょうひ) (shōhi, “consumption”) + 税 (ぜい) (zei, “tax”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しょーひ​ぜー [shòóhíꜜzèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːçize̞ː]

Noun

消費税 (hiragana しょうひぜい, rōmaji shōhizei)

1. a tax added to the price when purchasing goods or services.
2. (economics) consumption tax, a tax levied on consumption of goods and services.
3. (law) an indirect tax levied on consumption by the Japanese national government. (compare 地方消費税 (ちほうしょうひぜい) (chihō shōhizei, “local consumption tax”))