noun

  1. oppressive exaction (of taxes, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
苛斂 かれん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

torment, scold, chastise
さいな.む カ いじ.める (11th)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
can, passable, mustn't
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
tighten, stiffen
レン おさ.める (Kentei 1)
all
セン みな (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
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)