Japanese symbol for “default”
滞納
たいのう
Romaji: tainou
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default
In Japanese, default is 滞納, read たいのう (tainou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
Written forms: 滞納、怠納. Readings: たいのう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “default”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不履行 | ふりこう furikou | default; nonperformance |
| デフォルト | デフォルト deforuto | default |
| 違約 | いやく iyaku | breach of contract; default |
| 不払い | ふばらい fubarai | nonpayment; default |
| デフォ | デフォ defo | default |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 延滞 | えんたい entai | arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment) |
| 遅滞 | ちたい chitai | delay; procrastination |
| 納得 | なっとく nattoku | consent; agreement; acceptance |
| 納税 | のうぜい nouzei | payment of taxes |
| 納豆 | なっとう nattou | natto (fermented soybeans) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “default”.
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.