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Japanese symbol for “stipulations”

Romaji: joukou
clause; article; stipulations

In Japanese, stipulations is , read (joukou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n clause; article; stipulations

Kanji and stroke order

article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
on: ジョウ、チョウ、デキ
kun: えだ、すじ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
paragraph, nape of neck, clause
on: コウ
kun: うなじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょうけん joukencondition; term; requirement
じょうやく jouyakutreaty; pact; convention
じょうれい joureiregulations; rules
むじょうけん mujoukenunconditional
しんじょう shinjoucreed; belief; conviction
こうもく koumokuitem; heading; category
じこう jikoumatter; item; facts
ようこう youkouimportant points; main points; gist

See also: Chinese symbol for “stipulations”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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