条文(じょうぶん)

じょうぶん
noun
text of a law; article; provision
1. text of a law; article; provision
The written text of individual articles or clauses in laws, regulations, treaties, or contracts.
条文(じょうぶん)を確認(かくにん)した。
I checked the text of the provision.
この条文(じょうぶん)の解釈(かいしゃく)には議論(ぎろん)がある。
There is debate over the interpretation of this provision.
憲法(けんぽう)の条文(じょうぶん)を一(ひと)つ一(ひと)つ読(よ)み直(なお)す必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to reread each article of the constitution one by one.

条文(じょうぶん) refers to the actual written text of individual articles or clauses in legal documents. A formal term used in legal, political, and academic contexts.

COMPOUND: 条(じょう) (article/clause) + 文(ぶん) (text/writing)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 条文(じょうぶん)の解釈(かいしゃく): interpretation of the provision
  • 条文(じょうぶん)を改正(かいせい)する: to amend the text
  • 条文(じょうぶん)に基(もと)づく: based on the provision
  • 憲法(けんぽう)の条文(じょうぶん): the text of the constitution
  • 条文(じょうぶん)を読(よ)む: to read the provisions

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 条項(じょうこう): article, clause (refers to the clause itself as a unit)
  • 法令(ほうれい): laws and ordinances (broader term)
  • 規定(きてい): regulation, stipulation (the rule itself, not its text)
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Added 2026.3.14 10:36 · Revised 2026.4.7 12:52
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