Japanese symbol for “unpaid”
未払い
みはらい
Romaji: miharai
unpaid; overdue
In Japanese, unpaid is 未払い, read みはらい (miharai).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n unpaid; overdue
Written forms: 未払い、未払. Readings: みはらい、みばらい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unpaid”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無給 | むきゅう mukyuu | unpaid; nonsalaried |
| 無報酬 | むほうしゅう muhoushuu | unpaid; without pay; gratuitous |
| ノーギャラ | ノーギャラ noogyara | unpaid; unsalaried |
| 未済 | みさい misai | unpaid; outstanding; unsettled |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 未遂 | みすい misui | failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.) |
| 未定 | みてい mitei | not yet fixed; undecided; pending |
| 未成年 | みせいねん miseinen | minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person |
| 未知 | みち michi | not yet known; unknown; strange |
| 未満 | みまん miman | less than; under; below |
| 支払い | しはらい shiharai | payment |
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay |
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.