箇条(かじょう)

かじょう
noun
item, article, clause
1. item, article, clause, point
An individual item or point in a list, document, or set of rules. Most commonly seen in the compound 箇条書(かじょうが)き (bullet-point list).
箇条書(かじょうが)きでまとめる。
Summarize in bullet points.
要点(ようてん)を箇条書(かじょうが)きにして提出(ていしゅつ)してください。
Please list the key points in bullet form and submit them.
五箇条(ごかじょう)の御誓文(ごせいもん)は、明治(めいじ)政府(せいふ)の基本方針(きほんほうしん)を示(しめ)した文書(ぶんしょ)だ。
The Charter Oath of Five Articles was a document setting out the basic policies of the Meiji government.

Usage

Most commonly encountered in the compound 箇条書(かじょうが)き (writing in listed items, bullet points), which is an essential word for business and academic Japanese. Also appears in historical terms like 五箇条(ごかじょう)の御誓文(ごせいもん) (Charter Oath of Five Articles, 1868).

Writing

Also written ヶ条(かじょう) or か条(じょう). The 箇(か) kanji is sometimes replaced with the smaller ヶ.

Watch out

Not to be confused with 過剰(かじょう) (excess, surplus).

Common collocations

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