租
租: tax
tax; levy; lease
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 4 words here
Readings
On
ソ
Kun—
そ: 租税(そぜい) "taxes", 租借(そしゃく) "lease (of territory)", 租界(そかい) "foreign concession", 地租(ちそ) "land tax".
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Key words
租税そぜいtaxes
租借そしゃくlease (of territory)
租界そかいforeign concession
地租ちそland tax
Example sentences
国は国民から租税を集めて、道路や学校をつくる。
The state collects taxes from its people and builds roads and schools.
昔の上海には、外国の人々が住む租界という地域があった。
In old Shanghai there were districts called concessions where foreigners lived.
明治時代、政府は土地の価値に応じた地租を現金で納めさせた。
In the Meiji period, the government had landowners pay a land tax, based on the land's value, in cash.