消費税（しょうひぜい、shouhizei）
- consumption tax

The Japanese word [消費税] refers to the consumption tax, which is an indirect tax added to the price of goods and services purchased by consumers in Japan.

Provide specific examples of how this word is used. ⚫︎日本では、ほとんどの商品に消費税がかかります。 Translation: In Japan, most products are subject to consumption tax. ⚫︎最近、消費税が引き上げられました。 Translation: Recently, the consumption tax was raised. ⚫︎この価格には消費税が含まれていますか？ Translation: Does this price include consumption tax?

This term is frequently used in daily life when shopping, discussing government policies, or talking about household budgets and economic news in Japan.

This word is typically written using the kanji characters [消費税] and is read in hiragana as しょうひぜい. It is not commonly written in katakana. There are no variations in okurigana because it is a compound noun written entirely in kanji.

Synonyms include terms related to taxation, though [消費税] is the specific official term used for this type of tax.

There is no direct antonym for [消費税].

この買い物には消費税が十パーセントかかります。 ・Translation: A ten percent consumption tax applies to this purchase. ・Explanation: This sentence is useful to understand how the tax rate is applied to goods and services.

The word [消費税] is a compound of the kanji 消費 meaning consumption and 税 meaning tax.