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条款 (じょうかん, joukan) Japanese meaning: clause | Kotomora

条じょう款かん

じょ

う

か

ん

Meanings

1

clause; article; provision; stipulation

Used in legal, contractual, or formal documents to refer to a specific section or condition.

契けい約やく書しょの第だい3条じょうには解かい約やくに関かんする条じょう款かんが記き

Kanji

条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
款goodwill, article, section

Related words

条じょう項こう
条項 is more common in modern Japanese for 'clause' or 'provision' in contracts and laws; 条款 is a more formal or legalistic synonym.
条じょう文ぶん
条文 refers to the text of an article or provision itself, while 条款 emphasizes the stipulation or condition within it.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 条 (article, clause) and 款 (section, paragraph), used in legal and formal contexts.

載さい

さ

れ

て

いる

。

Article 3 of the contract contains a clause regarding cancellation.

この法ほう律りつの条じょう款かんに従したがって手て続つづきを進すすめてください。

Please proceed according to the provisions of this law.