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分与税 (ぶんよぜい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん与よ税ぜい

Meanings

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noun

tax allotment (to local government)

A tax collected by the national government and then distributed to local governments. Used in fiscal policy contexts.

地ち方ほう交こう付ふ税ぜいは分ぶん与よ税ぜいの一いっ種しゅです。
The local allocation tax is a type of tax allotment.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
与bestow, participate in, give
税tax, duty

Etymology

Compound of 分 (ぶん, 'portion, share') + 与 (よ, 'give, grant') + 税 (ぜい, 'tax'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a tax that is shared or allotted.