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公租公課
こうそこうか
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
公租公課, readこうそこうか, pairs public taxes公租with public charges公課as a legal and accounting term. - Basic usage: It is a formal collective term for taxes and statutory public charges, as in
土地の公租公課.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Scope and context
- It is limited to public levies and does not include every ordinary price or private service fee.