徴収

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: S
しゅう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
徵收 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (chō, "collect taxes or payment") + (shū, "collect").

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょーしゅう [chòóshúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɕɨː]

Noun

(ちょう)(しゅう) • (chōshū

  1. collection, levy

Derived terms

  • 源泉徴収 (gensen chōshū): tax withholding at the source
  • 源泉徴収票 (gensen chōshū hyō): tax certificate slip, statement of earnings, tax-income certificate

Verb

(ちょう)(しゅう)する • (chōshū surutransitive suru (stem (ちょう)(しゅう) (chōshū shi), past (ちょう)(しゅう)した (chōshū shita))

  1. collect taxes, collect payment
    • 2025 February 7, 福島伸享 [Nobuyuki Fukushima], quotee, “第217回国会 衆議院 予算委員会 第7号 令和7年2月7日 [217th Diet, House of Representatives, Budget Committee, No. 7, February 7, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 2 October 2025:
      土地改良区の役員も、今、水代を徴収したらトラブルになるからやりたくないと、みんなやらないんですね。
      Tochi kairyō ku no yakuin mo, ima, mizu-dai o chōshū shita-ra toraburu ni naru kara yaritaku nai to, minna yaranai n desu ne.
      Land improvement district officials don't want to collect water fees now because it would cause trouble, so no one is doing it.

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