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所得

しょとく

income, earnings

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Examples

  1. 所得に応じて税金を払う。

    しょとくにおうじてぜいきんをはらう。

    You pay taxes according to your income.

  2. 所得が増えても生活は楽にならない。

    しょとくがふえてもせいかつはらくにならない。

    Even when income rises, life doesn't get any easier.

  3. 所得税の申告を三月までに済ませなければならない。

    しょとくぜいのしんこくをさんがつまでにすませなければならない。

    You have to finish your income tax return by March.

Common patterns

所得税
income tax
所得が増える
for income to rise
所得格差
income inequality

Memory tip

所得 is the tax-office and statistics word (earnings after allowable deductions), while 収入 is the everyday word for money coming in. Tax forms always say 所得.

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