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徴税吏 (ちょうぜいり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

徴ちょう税ぜい吏り

Meanings

1

noun

A formal or official term for a person who collects taxes. Often used in historical or bureaucratic contexts.

彼かれは地ち方ほうの徴ちょう税ぜい吏りとして働はたらいている。
He works as a local tax collector.

Kanji

徴indications, sign, omen
税tax, duty
吏officer, an official

Etymology

Compound of 徴税 (chōzei, 'tax collection') + 吏 (ri, 'official'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with tax collection officials.