Japanese symbol for “prepayment”
前払い
まえばらい
Romaji: maebarai
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
In Japanese, prepayment is 前払い, read まえばらい (maebarai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
Written forms: 前払い、前払. Readings: まえばらい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “prepayment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先払い | さきばらい sakibarai | payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment |
| 前納 | ぜんのう zennou | prepayment; advance payment |
| 元払い | もとばらい motobarai | prepayment (of postage, shipping, etc.) |
| 前渡金 | まえわたしきん maewatashikin | advance payments; prepayment |
| 前払金 | まえばらいきん maebaraikin | advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
| お前 | おまえ omae | you |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 午前 | ごぜん gozen | morning; a.m. |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ atarimae | natural; reasonable; obvious |
| 支払い | しはらい shiharai | payment |
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prepayment”.
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.