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税関吏 (ぜいかんり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

税ぜい関かん吏り

Meanings

1

noun

customs officer

A formal term for an official working at customs, inspecting goods and travelers.

税ぜい関かん吏りがスーツケースを開あけるように言いった。
The customs officer told me to open my suitcase.

Kanji

税tax, duty
関connection, barrier, gateway
吏officer, an official

Similar words

税ぜい関かん
税関 refers to the customs office or customs as an institution, while 税関吏 specifically means a customs officer.

Etymology

Compound of 税関 (customs) and 吏 (official, clerk). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.