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増税

Reading

Kana: ぞうぜい
Romaji: zouzei
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Definition

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tax increase

Kanji

Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす
Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote
Reading: ゼイ
Meanings: tax, duty

Example Sentences

(だい)部分(ぶぶん)日本人(にっぽんじん)増税(ぞうぜい)反対(はんたい)した。
➥Most Japanese opposed a tax increase.
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増税(ぞうぜい)がわれわれの生活(せいかつ)にかなりの影響(えいきょう)(およ)ぼした。
➥The tax increases affected our lives greatly.
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(かれ)増税(ぞうぜい)反対(はんたい)立場(たちば)をとったことで、選挙戦(せんきょせん)決着(けっちゃく)をつけました。
➥He clinched the election when he came out against a tax increase.
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選挙民(せんきょみん)増税(ぞうぜい)にがまんできません。
➥The voters won't put up for a tax hike.
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自民党(じみんとう)増税(ぞうぜい)法案(ほうあん)提出(ていしゅつ)したが、猛烈(もうれつ)反対(はんたい)にあって撤回(てっかい)した。
➥The LDP brought out a bill to raise taxes, but they met with such violent opposition that they backed down.
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