税金

ぜいきん

tax, duty

What does 税金 mean?

税金 is a Japanese noun meaning tax, duty in English. It is written as 税金 in kanji, ぜいきん in hiragana, and zeikin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

新しい税金がワインにかせられた。

A new tax was imposed on wine.