納税

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 納税, read のうぜい, and it combines 納, meaning pay or deliver, with 税, meaning tax.
• Basic usage: 納税 is the payment of legally required taxes to a national or local public authority.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The act and method of payment rather than the tax itself
  • Both examples use the form 納税. The focus is on deadlines, required documents, and historical methods of paying taxes rather than on a tax category or amount.
• Preparing for a deadline and an exhibit of past methods
  • 納税の期限を確認して必要な書類をそろえた。 — I checked the tax payment deadline and gathered the required documents.
  • 展示資料には昔の納税方法が描かれていた。 — The exhibit depicts methods of paying taxes in the past.