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item, article, clause, point
An individual item or point in a list, document, or set of rules. Most commonly seen in the compound 箇条書き (bullet-point list).
箇条書きでまとめる。
Summarize in bullet points.
要点を箇条書きにして提出してください。
Please list the key points in bullet form and submit them.
五箇条の御誓文は、明治政府の基本方針を示した文書だ。
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 五箇条の御誓文 (Charter Oath of Five Articles, 1868).
ORTHOGRAPHY:
Also written ヶ条 or か条. The 箇 kanji is sometimes replaced with the smaller ヶ.
HOMOPHONES:
Not to be confused with 過剰 (excess, surplus).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 箇条書き: bullet-point list
- 五箇条: five articles
- 数箇条: several items/articles