税 kanji: meaning “tax”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N212 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- tax
- On'yomi
- ゼイ
- Kun'yomi
- none
Picture story to remember 税
The taxman, your own elder brother (兄), takes a share of your wheat (禾) as tax.
Parts in this story:兄
How to write 税: stroke order
税 is written with 12 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 税
- 税金ぜいきんtax
- 税関ぜいかんcustoms
Practice this kanji in the app
Review 税 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.
Practice 税 nowRelated kanji
Kanji that share parts with 税.