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条 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 条 意味

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

条 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

えだ eda
すじ suji

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ジョウ jou
チョウ chou
デキ deki

Examples

非暴力というのは私の信仰の第1条だ。Non-violence is the first article of my faith.
私は日本が憲法第9条を守ることを希望します。I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.
第6条議長は全会議を主宰するものとする。Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.

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