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

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 脱税を防ぐ

    to prevent tax evasion

    脱税をしている

    to be committing tax evasion

    脱税をしてしまう

    to unintentionally commit tax evasion

    脱税を行う

    to carry out tax evasion

    脱税をする

    to commit tax evasion

Context Sentences

脱税するつもりはなかったんです。

I didn't intend to evade taxes.

ヤバイ、脱税してたのがバレたかもしれない。

Oh no, I might have been caught evading taxes.

脱税は森氏の指示でした。

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

私は小さいころ、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。

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

Kanji Composition