納付(のうふ)

のうふ
noun / verb-suru
payment, delivery (of tax, fee, or premium)
1. payment, delivery, remittance
The act of paying or delivering money that is owed, typically taxes, fees, insurance premiums, or other official obligations. More formal than 支払い and used specifically for payments to government or institutional bodies.
税金(ぜいきん)を納付(のうふ)する。
Pay taxes.
保険料(ほけんりょう)の納付(のうふ)期限(きげん)が迫(せま)っている。
The deadline for paying the insurance premium is approaching.
住民税(じゅうみんぜい)は年(ねん)4回(かい)に分(わ)けて納付(のうふ)することができる。
Resident tax can be paid in four installments per year.

USAGE:
Used specifically for official payments to government agencies, pension funds, or insurance bodies. Not used for ordinary commercial transactions or personal payments.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 支払(しはら)い: payment (general, for any transaction)
  • 納税(のうぜい): tax payment (specifically taxes)
  • 納入(のうにゅう): delivery, payment (slightly broader, includes goods)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 税金(ぜいきん)を納付(のうふ)する: pay taxes
  • 保険料(ほけんりょう)の納付(のうふ): payment of insurance premiums
  • 納付(のうふ)期限(きげん): payment deadline
  • 納付(のうふ)書(しょ): payment slip
  • 未納付(みのうふ): non-payment, unpaid
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Added 2026.2.27 14:41
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