JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 条: "article, clause, counter for articles"
The kanji 条 means "article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョウ, チョウ, デキ in on'yomi and えだ, すじ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウチョウデキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
えだすじ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 363 of 2,501 |
Common words with 条
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 条件condition; term; requirement; qualification
- 無条件unconditional
- 条article (in a document); clause; section; provision · counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.
- 一条one line; one streak; one stripe; one ray (of light) · one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one passage (in a book)
- 不条理absurd; irrational; unreasonable; illogical · absurdity
- 条約treaty; pact; convention; agreement
- 信条creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
- 条件を満たすto meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
- 交換条件bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
- 条件反射conditioned reflex
- 条件付きconditional; qualified; with conditions attached
- 条例regulations; rules · (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw; law
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