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VocabJLPT N2

tax

Noun

Definitions

1. tax
2. duty

This refers to taxes, the money that citizens are required to pay to the government. It is used in everyday conversations about finances, shopping (where it often refers to consumption tax), and government topics.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Is it true the news said taxes are going up next month?

Sentence 2

If the system were more transparent, I wonder if people would complain less about taxes.

Sentence 3

Who actually decides how taxes work, anyway?

Sentence 4

At the end of the day, what matters most is that taxpayers feel it's fair.

Sentence 5

Somehow, taxes have just become as normal as breathing.