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条

Clause
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingジョウ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5Level 21

Meanings

  1. clause
  2. article
  3. counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
  4. twigRtK
  5. item
  6. stripe
  7. streak
  1. muscle
  2. tendon
  3. sinew
  4. vein
  5. artery

Popular Usage

条件箇条書き

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
条
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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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
条理じょうり
reason
無条件むじょうけん
unconditional
一条いちじょう
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
労働条件ろうどうじょうけん
working conditions
必須条件ひっすじょうけん
essential condition
検索条件けんさくじょうけん
search criteria
何条なんじょう
what article (of a legal document, etc.)
箇条かじょう
item
個条かじょう
item
索条さくじょう
cable
発条ばね
spring (device)
撥条ばね
spring (device)
棘条きょくじょう
spiny ray (of a fin)
蕭条しょうじょう
dreary
悪条件あくじょうけん
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

Article, clause. 夂 + 木 (tree) — a thin branch; clauses branching out like twigs.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 条

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