# 税 — Tax

Frequency rank 667 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 系 (Lineage), less common than 帯 (Belt).

- On’yomi: ぜい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 禾 Grain (Kangxi 115)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Grain on the left meets a guard on the right — the guard watches over the grain, collecting tax on every bushel that passes through.

In words:

- 税金 ぜいきん — tax,duty
- 税関 ぜいかん — customs house
- 課税 かぜい — taxation

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