ちょう
ぜい

noun

  1. tax collector.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
ぜい
徴税吏 ちょうぜいり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

indications, sign, omen
チョウ しるし チ (Early Jr. High, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tax, duty
ゼイ さい (5th, N2)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
exchange(兌) variant
to divide
elder brother, big brother
あに キョウ ケイ (2nd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
officer, an official
リ さと し (Late Jr. High, N1)
length, ten shaku, measure
ジョウ たけ とも (Early Jr. High)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)