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不納 (ふのう, funou) Japanese meaning: non-payment | Kotomora

不ふ納のう

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Meanings

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non-payment; default

Refers to the failure to pay a debt, tax, or other obligation. Often used in formal or legal contexts.

税ぜい金きんの不ふ納のうが続つづくと、差さし押おさえの対たい象しょうになることがあります。
Continued non-payment of taxes may result in seizure of assets.

Kanji

不negative, non-, bad
納settlement, obtain, reap

Related words

未み納のう
未納 also means 'unpaid' or 'in arrears', but often implies that payment is still expected or pending, while 不納 can carry a stronger sense of default or failure to pay.
滞たい納のう
滞納 specifically refers to being in arrears or behind on payments, emphasizing the ongoing state of non-payment, whereas 不納 is a more general term for non-payment or default.

Etymology

Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 納 (nō, 'payment' or 'delivery'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of non-payment.

不ふ納のうのまま放ほう置ちすると、延えん滞たい金きんが加か算さんされます。

If left unpaid, late fees will be added.