Question

租 tariff, crop tax, borrowing S 禾: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115)且: moreover; also; furthermore 禾 5 (none) tariff According to Henshall, this kanji originally represented the harvested rice (the wheat primitive) that farmers paid as a tithe. Its meaning today would seem to be very similar. Imagine the farmer putting aside some of his harvested wheat on a shelf in order to pay the tariff to his lord.

Accepted Answer

ソ 1 2089 10 115 のぎ・のぎへん 形声 Phonetic The EU and US impose such high tariffs on food imports that third world wheat (the most basic of staples) never reaches first world supermarket shelves.

Kanji	租
Onyomi	ソ
English	tariff, crop tax, borrowing
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2089
Components	禾: 2-branch tree radical (no. 115) 且: moreover; also; furthermore
Number of Strokes	10
Kanji Radical	禾
Radical Number	115
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	のぎ・のぎへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	tariff
Koohii Story 1	The EU and US impose such high tariffs on food imports that third world wheat (the most basic of staples) never reaches first world supermarket shelves.
Koohii Story 2	According to Henshall, this kanji originally represented the harvested rice (the wheat primitive) that farmers paid as a tithe. Its meaning today would seem to be very similar. Imagine the farmer putting aside some of his harvested wheat on a shelf in order to pay the tariff to his lord.

Wheat Tariff World Harvested 租 ソ Crop Tax

Wheat Tariff World Harvested 租ソ Crop Tax