項
Meanings
Used in legal documents, contracts, and structured texts to refer to a specific clause, paragraph, or enumerated item.
Please check clause 3 of the contract.
In this paragraph, we will organize the issues.
Linguistics term for a noun phrase that is required by a predicate, such as a subject or object.
The verb 'eat' takes two arguments: an agent and a theme.
Mathematics term for each element in a sum, sequence, or polynomial.
Please simplify each term of this expression.
Archaic reading うなじ; in modern Japanese, 項 is not used for this meaning, and うなじ is usually written in kana or with the kanji 項 only in historical contexts.
See also: うなじ
In classical Japanese, 項 was read as うなじ and referred to the nape of the neck.
Usage patterns
- 第〈数〉項paragraph/item No. ~ (in a legal or formal text)
Please check paragraph 3 of this regulation.
- 〈事〉を項に追加するto add a new clause/item
We added a new clause to the contract.
- 項を立てるto set up/establish a clause or section
We set up a new clause for the new regulation.
- 〈数〉項からなるto consist of ~ terms (in a mathematical expression)
This polynomial consists of three terms.
Expressions
- 項に分かつparagraph; itemize