条

article

Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingジョウ、チョウ、デキ

Kun readingえだ、すじ

JLPT level: N2 Jōyō Grade 5

Meanings

article
clause
counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
twigRtK
item
stripe
streak

condition
term
requirement
qualification
prerequisite

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

条

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

walking legs (儿) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 319

Compound words

条件じょうけん

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

one line; one streak; one stripe; one ray (of light); one wisp (of smoke)

条項じょうこう

clause; article; stipulations

条文じょうぶん

text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions

条約じょうやく

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

条例じょうれい

regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw

信条しんじょう

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

星条旗せいじょうき

Stars and Stripes (US flag); Star-Spangled Banner (US anthem)

不条理ふじょうり

absurd; irrational; unreasonable; illogical; absurdity

条件付きじょうけんつき

conditional; qualified; with conditions attached

what article (of a legal document, etc.)

unfavorable conditions

On Reading Examples

第６条議長は全会議を主宰するものとする。じょう

Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.tatoeba

私は日本が憲法第９条を守ることを希望します。じょう

I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.tatoeba

彼女の条件が結婚相手を選ぶ際の優先事項だ。じょうけん

Her conditions for choosing a marriage partner took priority.tatoeba

非暴力というのは私の信仰の第１条だ。じょう

Non-violence is the first article of my faith.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法律の条文の意味に固執する。

He keeps to the letter of the law.tatoeba

彼は早起きを信条にしていた。

He believed in getting up early in the morning.tatoeba

一定の条件付きで、彼の提案に賛成します。

I support his proposal with certain qualifications.tatoeba

彼はこの条件でがまんしています。

He puts up with these terms.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 条

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step