rent, tax, dues
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソ
- シュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 租 primarily means rent, tax, or dues. It is often used in a formal context related to financial obligations. As a noun, it appears in several key compounds: 租税 (そぜい), which means tax; 賃租 (ちんそ), meaning lease, referring to agreements for renting property; and 租借 (そしゃく), which translates to rent or borrowing, typically used in contexts of borrowing items. While this kanji does not have any native Japanese readings, its Sino-Japanese readings are helpful for understanding formal discussions about finance. It's important to recognize that this kanji is more frequently seen in legal or administrative language rather than everyday conversation.
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Example sentences
この土地は租税が高い。
The taxes on this land are high.
Meanings across languages
- English
- rent, tax, dues
- Tiếng Việt
- thuê, thuế, tiền thuê
- 日本語
- 賃貸料, 租税
- 한국어
- 임대료, 세금, 회비
- 中文
- 租金, 税, 费用
- id
- sewa, pajak, uang
- th
- ค่าเช่า, ภาษี, ค่าธรรมเนียม
- es
- alquiler, impuesto, cuotas
- fr
- loyer, impôt, droits
- de
- Miete, Steuer, Gebühren
- pt
- aluguel, imposto, taxas
Common compounds
- 租税そぜいtax, taxation
- 賃租ちんそlease, rent
- 租借そしゃくrent, lease
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