条
article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak
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
20 of 320- 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
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.