Japanese symbol for “arrears”
延滞
えんたい
Romaji: entai
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
In Japanese, arrears is 延滞, read えんたい (entai).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vi arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “arrears”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未払金 | みはらいきん miharaikin | arrears; arrearage |
| 延滞金 | えんたいきん entaikin | arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge |
| 延滞料 | えんたいりょう entairyou | arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge |
| 払い残り | はらいのこり harainokori | balance due; arrears |
| 延滞料金 | えんたいりょうきん entairyoukin | late fee; arrears; detention charge |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 延長 | えんちょう enchou | extension; elongation; prolongation |
| 延期 | えんき enki | postponement; deferment; adjournment |
| 遅延 | ちえん chien | delay; latency |
| 延べ | のべ nobe | futures |
| 蔓延 | まんえん man'en | spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation; tie-up; standstill |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.