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条目 (じょうもく, joumoku) Japanese meaning: article | Kotomora

条じょう目もく

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Meanings

1

article; clause; stipulation

Refers to a specific numbered item or provision in a law, contract, treaty, or formal document.

この条じょう約やくの第だい3条じょう目もくには、紛ふん争そう解かい決けつの手て続つづきが定さだめられて

Kanji

条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
目eye, class, look

Related words

条じょう項こう
条項 is more common for clauses or provisions in contracts and laws, while 条目 is slightly more formal and often used for numbered articles in treaties or statutes.
箇か条じょう
箇条 refers to items in a list or bullet points, not necessarily legal articles.

Etymology

Compound of 条 (article, clause) and 目 (item, division). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with legal and formal document structure.

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Article 3 of this treaty stipulates the procedures for dispute resolution.

契けい約やく書しょの条じょう目もくを一ひとつずつ確かく認にんしましょう。

Let's check each clause of the contract one by one.