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入場税 (nyuujouzei) Japanese meaning: admission tax | Kotomora

入にゅう場じょう税ぜい

にゅ

う

じょ

う

ぜ

い

Meanings

1

admission tax

historical term

Historical term for a tax levied on admission to certain venues or events.

江え戸ど時じ代だいには、芝しば居い小屋ごやに入はいるときに入

にゅう

場じょう

税ぜい

が

かけ

られる

こと

が

あっ

た

。

In the Edo period, an admission tax was sometimes levied when entering a playhouse.

Kanji

入enter, insert
場location, place
税tax, duty

Built from

入にゅう場じょう+税ぜい

Etymology

Compound of 入場 (admission) and 税 (tax). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a tax on entry.