増税

• 読み: ぞうぜい
• ローマ字: zōzei
• 漢字の分解: 増 (zō) — increase, add; 税 (zei) — tax
• 発音: /zoːzeː/

意味

Tax increase; tax hike. A rise in the rate or scope of taxation imposed by the government.

A compound noun formed from 増 (increase) and 税 (tax). It appears constantly in political and economic discourse, often paired with 消費税増税 (consumption tax hike). The government's decision to implement 増税 typically triggers intense public debate about fiscal fairness and the social contract.

例文

1. 消費税増税に反対する市民がデモを行った。
2. 政府は財政再建のために段階的な増税を検討している。
3. 増税が中間層の生活に与える影響は無視できない。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, economics, news, public policy

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 増 (zō) — to increase, and 税 (zei) — tax. Both characters have deep roots in classical Chinese administrative vocabulary adopted into Japanese governance.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General