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約款 (やっかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

約やっ款かん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

clause; article; stipulation

Refers to a specific provision or term within a contract, agreement, or set of regulations. Common in legal, insurance, and business documents.

保ほ険けん約やっ款かんをよく読よんでから契けい約やくしてください。
Please read the insurance clauses carefully before signing the contract.

この約やっ款かんに違い反はんすると罰ばっ金きんが科かせられる。

Violating this clause will result in a fine.

Kanji

約promise, approximately, shrink
款goodwill, article, section

Similar words

条じょう項こう
条項 is a more general term for a clause or article in a document, while 約款 specifically refers to clauses in a contract or agreement.
契けい約やく
契約 means the entire contract or agreement, whereas 約款 refers to the individual clauses within it.

Etymology

Compound of 約 (yaku, 'promise, agreement') and 款 (kan, 'article, clause'). The reading やっかん results from the assimilation of やくかん.