Quick answer
税 is the kanji for "Tax". Its reading is ぜい (zei). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Tax
Also : Duty · Levy
Learn 税 with SRS
Free to start — no credit card. Track every review with spaced repetition.
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 税 represents 'TAX'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of tax.
On-reading: ぜい — remember this sound by associating it with tax.
Example Sentences
年末に所得税の確定申告を済ませるため、領収書を整理しました。
ねんまつにしょとくぜいのかくていしんこくをすませるため、りょうしゅうしょをせいりしました。
I organized my receipts in order to file my income tax return at the end of the year.
消費税は十パーセントです。
しょうひぜいはじゅっぱーせんとです。
The consumption tax is 10 percent.
Vocabulary using 税
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
Learn 税 with Spaced Repetition
InitialJ uses scientifically proven SRS to help you memorize kanji and vocabulary for the JLPT. N5 is free forever; no credit card required.