Translation guide
The English word "tax" refers to a mandatory financial charge imposed by a government. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 税金 (ぜいきん), but the specific term depends on the type of tax and context.
Referring to taxes in general, the concept of taxation, or an unspecified tax.
Naming a particular tax, such as income tax, consumption tax, etc.
Metaphorical use, e.g., 'a tax on one's health' or 'mental tax'.
Means 'burden' and is often used metaphorically where English might use 'tax'.
The action of imposing a tax on something.
To tax, to impose a tax. Formal verb.
税金 is the everyday word for 'tax'. 税 is more formal and often appears in compound words (e.g., 所得税, 消費税). When speaking casually, 税金 is preferred.
To pay tax is 税金を払う (ぜいきんをはらう). To file a tax return is 確定申告をする (かくていしんこくをする). To impose a tax is 課税する (かぜいする) or 税金をかける (ぜいきんをかける).
I have to pay a lot of tax this year.
The tax burden increases.
Income tax.
To file an income tax return.
Consumption tax (similar to sales tax or VAT).
The consumption tax became 10%.
Resident tax (local tax paid to prefecture and municipality).
Resident tax is calculated based on the previous year's income.
Corporate tax.
The corporate tax rate was lowered.
Inheritance tax.
The deadline for filing inheritance tax is within 10 months.
That job is a big mental tax.
To put a burden/tax on something.
Long working hours tax your health.
The government plans to tax new services.
To levy a tax (more colloquial).
To tax imports heavily.
The consumption tax in Japan is 10%.