有名税

Japanese

Kanji in this term
有	名	税
ゆう Grade: 3	めい Grade: 1	ぜい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
有名稅 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 有名(ゆうめい) (yūmei) + 税(ぜい) (zei).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ːme̞ːze̞ː]

Noun

有(ゆう)名(めい)税(ぜい) • (yūmeizei) ^{←いうめいぜい (iumeizei)?}

1. "celebrity tax"; the price of fame (i.e. the societal pressures accompanying fame)