Meaning

Primary

Tax Evasion

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

You're trying to escape from taxes? You scared of them? Huh? That's tax evasion, buddy. You're going to jail for that.

Reading

だつぜい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

脱税するつもりはなかったんです。

I didn't intend to evade taxes.

脱税は森氏の指示でした。

The tax evasion was at the direction of Mr. Mori.

私は小さい頃、両親から親切な人になるよう教わりましたが、二人は脱税容疑で逮捕されました。

My parents taught me how to be a kind person when I was little, but they were arrested on charges of tax evasion.

Kanji Composition