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但し書き (ただしがき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

但ただし書がき

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

proviso; stipulation; condition

A written clause or note that qualifies or limits a statement, often found in legal or formal documents.

契けい約やく書しょには但ただし書がきが付ついている。
The contract has a proviso attached.
この規

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則そく

に

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いくつ

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の

但ただ

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書が

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ある

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There are several stipulations to this rule.

Written forms

但ただし書がきUsage9%
Standard kanji spelling using 但し and 書き.
ただし書がきUsage50%
Variant using 書 instead of 書き.
但ただし書がきUsage28%
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.
ただし書がきUsage10%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling.
但ただし書がきUsage2%
Variant using 但し and 書.
但ただし書がきUsage1%
Abbreviated kanji form; less common.

Kanji

但however, but
書write

Similar words

条じょう件けん
条件 is a general term for 'condition' or 'requirement', while 但し書き specifically refers to a written proviso or qualifying clause.

Etymology

Compound of 但し (tadashi, 'however') and 書き (kaki, 'writing'), literally 'however-writing'.