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付加価値税 (ふかかちぜい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

付ふ加か価か値ち税ぜい

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Meanings

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noun

value-added tax; VAT

The standard term for VAT in Japanese, used in economic and legal contexts.

日本にほんでは、付ふ加か価か値ち税ぜいは消しょう費ひ税ぜいと呼よばれている。
In Japan, value-added tax is called consumption tax.
付ふ加か価か値ち税ぜいの税ぜい

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The rate of value-added tax differs from country to country.

Kanji

付adhere, attach, refer to
加add, addition, increase
価value, price
値price, cost, value
税tax, duty

Similar words

消しょう費ひ税ぜい
消費税 is the Japanese consumption tax, which is a type of VAT but specifically refers to the tax in Japan. 付加価値税 is the broader international term.

Etymology

Compound of 付加 (fuka, 'addition') + 価値 (kachi, 'value') + 税 (zei, 'tax'). A direct translation of the English term 'value-added tax'.