What does ～税 mean?
～税 is a Japanese noun meaning “tax (suffix)” in English. It is written as ～税 in kanji, ～ぜい in hiragana, and ～zei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
NoteSuffix for a type of tax (所得税 = income tax).
Example sentences
来年から消費税が上がるそうだ。
Apparently consumption tax is going up from next year.
所得税は毎月の給料から引かれる。
Income tax is taken out of my pay every month.