国こく税ぜい

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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national tax

A tax levied by the national government, as opposed to a local tax; common in administrative, legal, and financial contexts.

国こく税ぜいを滞たい納のうすると、延えん滞たい税ぜいがかかることがある。

If you fall behind on national taxes, a delinquent tax may be charged.

国こく税ぜいを納おさめるto pay national tax
会かい社しゃは毎まい年とし決きまった額がくの国こく税ぜいを納おさめている。
The company pays a fixed amount of national tax every year.
国こく税ぜいが課かされるto have national tax levied (on something)
この取とり引ひきには国こく税ぜいが課かされる。
National tax is levied on this transaction.

税ぜい金きんN3
税金 is the everyday, general word for tax or tax money, while 国税 is the specific administrative category of tax collected nationally.

地ち方ほう税ぜい
国税 is tax collected by the national government, while 地方税 is tax collected by prefectures or municipalities.
住じゅう民みん税ぜい
国税 refers to taxes paid to the national government, whereas 住民税 is paid locally to one's prefecture and municipality.

国こく債さい
国税 (national tax revenue) is easily confused with 国債 (government bonds/debt) because both start with 国 and appear in financial contexts, but one is income and the other is borrowing.
国こく是ぜ
国税 (national tax) sounds very similar to 国是 (national policy) but refers to taxation, not guiding principle.

Sino-Japanese compound: 国 means country or national, and 税 means tax. The spelling directly reflects the meaning 'national tax.'