JLPT N4Words
消費税
Readingしょうひぜいshouhizei
- Meaning
- 買い物やサービスの値段に加えて払う税金
- Explanation
- 「消費税（しょうひぜい）」is a tax you pay on top of the price of goods or services. In Japan it is 10% (8% for food and some other items).「税込（ぜいこみ）」(tax included) means a price that includes the consumption tax. Example:「この値段は消費税込みですか」(Does this price include consumption tax?).
Original Japanese explanation
「消費税（しょうひぜい）」は、買い物やサービスの値段に加えて払う税金です。日本では10%（食品などは8%）です。「税込（ぜいこみ）」は消費税を含んだ値段です。例：この値段は消費税込みですか。
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