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徴収

ちょうしゅう

collection (of fees, taxes); levy

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Examples

  1. 会費は毎月徴収します。

    かいひはまいつきちょうしゅうします。

    The membership fee is collected monthly.

  2. 税金の徴収は国の重要な仕事だ。

    ぜいきんのちょうしゅうはくにのじゅうようなしごとだ。

    Collecting taxes is an important function of the state.

  3. 家賃とは別に管理費が徴収される。

    やちんとはべつにかんりひがちょうしゅうされる。

    A maintenance fee is collected on top of the rent.

Common patterns

税金を徴収する
to collect taxes
会費の徴収
collection of membership fees
源泉徴収
withholding at source

Memory tip

Always an organization collecting money it is owed — taxes, fees, dues — top-down and official. Watch the homophone 聴衆 (an audience), and note 源泉徴収, the tax withheld from your pay.

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