# 条 — Clause

Frequency rank 99 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 外 (Outside), less common than 不 (Not).

- On’yomi: じょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX

A contract is divided into narrow strips of terms, one binding statement after another.

In words:

- 条件 じょうけん — conditions,terms
- 条約 じょうやく — treaty;pact
- 発条 ばね — spring (e.g. coil  leaf)

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