tax, duty
税 centers on a compulsory payment to authority: a tax or duty levied on goods, income, or transactions.
税 combines 禾 (grain) with 兑, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of exchange or payment. Historically, taxes were often paid in grain.
The left side is grain 禾, and the right side 兑 suggests exchange. Picture a farmer handing over a portion of his grain harvest as tax.
For ゼイ, imagine a tax collector saying 'Zay, pay up!' as he takes your grain: Zay -> ゼイ.
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tax; duty
including tax (of a price); pretax (income or profits); before tax
payment of taxes
taxation
tax increase
customs (duties); duty; tariff
tariff
tax system
customs; customs house
tax office
taxation business
tax reduction
tax evasion
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
national tax
National Tax Agency (Japan)
taxes; taxation
tax yields; revenue
tax exemption; duty exemption
taxation law
royalty (on book)
revenue office; taxation bureau
amount of tax
tax collection; taxation
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
duty-free; tax-free
after (deduction of) tax; after-tax (income or profits); excluding tax (of a price)
(Japanese) Tax Bureau
municipal tax
local tax; council tax
income tax
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
direct tax
inheritance tax; death duty
heavy additional tax(ation)
indirect tax