日本では、ほとんどの物やサービスに５％の消費税がかけられる。

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English Translation

A 5% consumption tax is levied on most goods and services in Japan.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)では、ほとんどの物(もの)やサービスに５％の消費(しょうひ)税(ぜい)がかけられる。

Romanji

Nippon de wa, hotondo no mono ya sa-bisu ni go pa-sento no shōhi zei ga kakerareru.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

サービス (サービス、サーヴィス)

service; help; assistance; care; concern; discount; freebie; free gift; service; serve; service; servicing; (product) maintenance

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

消費 (しょうひ)

consumption; expenditure

税 (ぜい)

tax

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

架ける (かける)

to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)