JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 租: "tariff, crop tax, borrowing"
The kanji 租 means "tariff, crop tax, borrowing". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tariff, crop tax, borrowing |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2089 of 2,501 |
Common words with 租
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 租税taxes; taxation
- 租界(foreign) concession (in China); settlement
- 地租land tax
- 租rice tax (ritsuryō system); rice levy; tax on rice fields · annual tribute; annual tax
- 租借lease (of territory)
- 租借地leased territory; foreign concession
- 共同租界foreign concession jointly administered by multiple countries (in China; e.g. the Shanghai International Settlement)
- 租税回避地tax haven
- 免租tax exemption
- 田租farm tariff; rice field tax
- 貢租annual tax; tribute
- 租借権lease(hold)
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