noun, counter
Used in legal, contractual, or regulatory contexts to refer to a numbered article or clause within a document.
契約書の第3条をご確認ください。
Please check Article 3 of the contract.
counter
counter for lines, streaks, rays
Counts long, thin things such as lines, stripes, beams of light, or streaks. Used with native Japanese numbers or Sino-Japanese numbers depending on context.
一条の光が雲の間から差し込んだ。
A single ray of light shone through the clouds.
conjunction
Archaic or literary conjunction used in the pattern とは言い条. Equivalent to modern とは言っても or とはいえ.
老いたりとは言い条、まだまだ若い者には負けぬ。
Although I am old, I still won't lose to the young ones.
conjunction
Archaic or formal conjunction used in letters and classical writing to indicate a reason. Modern equivalents include ので or から.
時候の挨拶を申し上げる条、ご容赦ください。
As I am writing a seasonal greeting, please excuse me.
noun
jō (historical city division)
Historical term referring to a north-south division in the jō-bō grid system of ancient Japanese capitals like Heian-kyō. Not used in modern contexts.
See also: 条坊制
平安京は条坊制に基づいて設計され、東西の坊と南北の条に区画された。
Heian-kyō was designed based on the jō-bō system, divided into east-west bō and north-south jō.