滞納 (Tainou) is a Japanese noun meaning “falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbfalling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
Examples
料金滞納で電話を止められた。
My telephone service was cut off because of unpaid bills.
数日ならまだしも１０日も滞納している。
A few days would have been excusable, but you are in arrears for 10 days.
彼は家賃をだいぶ滞納し、そのためアパートをたちのかされた。
He was way behind on his rent. As a result, he was evicted from his apartment.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).