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Kanji Detail for 条 - "clause, stripe"

条

  • Meaning

    条 means "clause, stripe." Also associated with branch.

    1. Clause - An article; a provision.

    2. Branch - A twig; a slim limb.

    3. Stripe - A long, narrow band; a line.

    4. Reason - A logical basis; a ground.

  • Words using 条

    • 条件 じょうけん Listen condition; term; requirement
    • 条約 じょうやく Listen treaty; pact; convention
    • 条項 じょうこう Listen clause; article; stipulations
    • 条例 じょうれい Listen regulations; rules; (local) regulation
    • 条件付き じょうけんつき Listen conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
    • 無条件 むじょうけん Listen unconditional
    • 労働条件 ろうどうじょうけん Listen working conditions
    • 条文 じょうぶん Listen text (of a law, treaty, contract, etc.); provisions

  • Four-character idioms with 条

    • 条件反射 じょうけんはんしゃ Listen conditioned reflex
    • 金科玉条 きんかぎょくじょう Listen golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
    • 満目蕭条 まんもくしょうじょう Listen all nature being bleak and desolate; scene looking desolate and forlorn as far as the eye can see

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    • Verified meaning: clause, stripe
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えだ, こえだ, じょう, ながし)
    • Also carries these associations: branch

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 条

    Given names 条(ながし)Listen

    Surnames 条(えだ)Listen 条(こえだ)Listen 条(じょう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    article; clause; counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.; twig; item; stripe; streak

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    clause, condition; string, stripe

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    clause, condition; string, stripe

  • Onyomi

    tip

    choh(チョウ) チョウ

    deki(デキ) デキ

    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    eda(えだ) えだ

    suji(すじ) すじ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    clause branch stripe extension elongation listing ordering path logic reason article item agreement condition bough law provision regulation requirement rule section stipulation paragraph slim strip

Sentences including 条

  • How does the first article run?

  • Health is an important condition of success.

  • I can't put up with such bad conditions any more.

  • He believed in getting up early in the morning.

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