消費税は日本では今5パーセントです。
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English Translation
The consumption tax is now 5 percent in Japan.
Furigana
Romanji
Shōhi zei wa Nippon de wa ima go pa-sento desu.
Words
消費
(しょうひ)
consumption; expenditure
税
(ぜい)
tax
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
今
(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
五
(ご、いつ、い)
five
パーセント
(パーセント)
percent; percentage
です
(です)
be; is
Kanji
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Reading: ゼイ
Meanings: tax, duty
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now