This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

消費税は日本では今5パーセントです。

Sentence Analyzer

消費 日本 パーセント です

English Translation

The consumption tax is now 5 percent in Japan.

Furigana

消費(しょうひ)(ぜい)日本(にっぽん)では(いま)5パーセントです。

Romanji

Shōhi zei wa Nippon de wa ima go pa-sento desu.

Words

消費 (しょうひ)
consumption; expenditure
(ぜい)
tax
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
(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.
(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
(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