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条

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

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 500Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ジョウ
  • チョウ
  • デキ

Kun'yomi

  • えだ
  • すじ

Meaning

条 centers on long, thin, linear things: a twig or stripe, and by extension a written article or clause as a line of text. The counter sense applies this linear idea to counting articles, clauses, or items.

Most common words using 条

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  • 条件じょうけん
    N3

    condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

  • 条じょう

    article (in a document); clause; section; provision

  • 条約じょうやく
    N2

    treaty; pact; convention; agreement

  • 条例じょうれい
    N1

    regulations; rules

  • 条項じょうこう

    clause; article; stipulations

  • 信条しんじょう

    creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

  • 無条件むじょうけん
    N1

    unconditional

  • 条文じょうぶん

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

  • 不条理ふじょうり
    N1

    absurd; irrational; unreasonable; illogical

  • 箇条かじょう

    item; article; clause; section; point

  • 星条旗せいじょうき

    Stars and Stripes (US flag)

  • 好条件こうじょうけん

    favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun

  • 教条きょうじょう

    tenet; dogma

  • 前条ぜんじょう

    preceding article; preceding entry

  • 線条せんじょう

    line; a streak

  • 悪条件あくじょうけん

    unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions

  • 軌条きじょう

    rail (of a railroad)

  • 条件づけじょうけんづけ

    conditioning

  • 条理じょうり

    reason

  • 条件付きじょうけんつき

    conditional; qualified; with conditions attached

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Study

Etymology

条 is the modern simplified form of 條. The older form combines 木 (tree) with 攸, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of a long, slender branch. The modern form retains 木 below a simplified top.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 夂 looks like a bent twig, and the bottom 木 is a tree. Picture a slender twig growing from the tree, then imagine that twig as a stripe or a line of text in an article.

Reading mnemonic

For ジョウ, imagine a long, thin joist (a wooden beam) that looks like a giant twig: joist -> ジョウ, and it stretches like a stripe or a line of text.