税ぜい

noun, suffix

tax; duty; levy

General term for a tax or duty. As a suffix, it attaches to nouns to form specific tax names (e.g., 消費税, 所得税).

• 来らい年ねんから消しょう費ひ税ぜいが上あがるらしい。

  It seems the consumption tax will go up from next year.

• この国くにでは所しょ得とく税ぜいが高たかい。

  Income tax is high in this country.