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収税官 (shuuzeikan) Japanese meaning: revenue officer | Kotomora

収しゅう税ぜい官かん

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ん

Meanings

1

revenue officer; tax collector

A government official responsible for collecting taxes or other public revenue. The term is neutral and descriptive, not pejorative.

彼かれは収しゅう税ぜい官かんとして地ち方ほうの税ぜい務む署しょ

に

勤つと

め

て

いる

。

He works as a revenue officer at a local tax office.

Kanji

収income, obtain, reap
税tax, duty
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Related words

税ぜい務む署しょ員いん
税務署員 is a more general term for any tax office employee, while 収税官 specifically refers to an officer involved in revenue collection.

Built from

収しゅう税ぜい+官かん

Etymology

Compound of 収税 (tax collection) + 官 (government official). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a standard pattern for official titles.