tax

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 税 has 12 strokes and denotes tax.
• Basic usage: 税金 is read ぜいきん, and 免税 is read めんぜい.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Tax included and tax exemption
  • 税金が含まれています means that tax is included.
  • 免税になった means that something became exempt from tax.