# 破産法 / Bankruptcy Act — 第百九十四条 (Article 194)

- Law: 破産法 (Bankruptcy Act), 平成十六年法律第七十五号
- English title "Bankruptcy Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第百九十四条 (Article 194)（配当の順位等） — address `art-194`
- Text in force since: 2026-05-21
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194
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### 第百九十四条（配当の順位等） — (Order of Distributions)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-194 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194</sup>

  **第一項**  配当の順位は、破産債権間においては次に掲げる順位に、第一号の優先的破産債権間においては第九十八条第二項に規定する優先順位による。
  <sup>art-194/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1</sup>
  Distributions are to be made in the following order among bankruptcy claims and in the order of priority prescribed in Article 98, paragraph (2) among preferred bankruptcy claims referred to in item (i):
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  優先的破産債権
    <sup>art-194/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-1</sup>
    preferred bankruptcy claims;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  前号、次号及び第四号に掲げるもの以外の破産債権
    <sup>art-194/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-2</sup>
    bankruptcy claims other than those stated in the preceding item, the following item, and item (iv);
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **三**  劣後的破産債権
    <sup>art-194/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-3</sup>
    subordinate bankruptcy claims; and
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **四**  約定劣後破産債権
    <sup>art-194/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-4</sup>
    consensually-subordinated bankruptcy claims.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  同一順位において配当をすべき破産債権については、それぞれその債権の額の割合に応じて、配当をする。
  <sup>art-194/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-2</sup>
  With regard to bankruptcy claims eligible for distribution with the same priority, distribution is made in proportion to the amount of each claim.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-194/par-1: 第一号 → 破産法 第百九十四条第一項第一号 (Article 194, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-194/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-1
- art-194/par-1: 第九十八条第二項 → 破産法 第九十八条第二項 (Article 98, paragraph (2)), art-98/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-98/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-98/par-2
- art-194/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 破産法 第百九十四条第一項第一号 (Article 194, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-194/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-1
- art-194/par-1/item-2: 次号 → 破産法 第百九十四条第一項第三号 (Article 194, paragraph (1), item (iii)), art-194/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-3
- art-194/par-1/item-2: 第四号 → 破産法 第百九十四条第一項第四号 (Article 194, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-194/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-4

## Cited by

2 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 破産法 第百九十四条第一項（配当の順位等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1
- 破産法 第百九十四条第一項第二号（配当の順位等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/bankruptcy-act/art-194/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000075/art-194/par-1/item-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 破産法 — the text in force from 2026-05-21 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/416AC0000000075/20260521_505AC0000000053), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Bankruptcy Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4895/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 204 — 破産法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19