How to say "term" in Japanese

• 語ごJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix), counterMeans 'word' first and foremost; as 'term' it covers a word or expression, especially one from a particular field, though for a specifically technical term 用語 is the more exact word.
  ２００語ご以内いないでその文章ぶんしょうを要約ようやくしてください。↗

  Sum up the passage within 200 words.
• 期限きげんJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounRefers to a time limit or deadline — the point in time by which something must be done; 'term' here is the limiting end of a period, not the span itself.
• 期間きかんJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThis is the word for a term as a stretch of time — the period during which something lasts or holds, such as a term of office or a contract period.
  治なおるのにどのくらいの期間きかんがかかりますか。↗

  How long will it take to get well?
• 条件じょうけんJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers 'term' chiefly in the plural, as the conditions attached to a deal, contract, or agreement — what each party requires or stipulates, as in 'terms and conditions.'
  そちらの条件じょうけんを受け入うけいれましょう。↗

  We will accept your conditions.
• 用語ようごJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe word for a term as an item of specialized vocabulary — the terminology of a field or profession; when you mean a technical term rather than any word, this is the one you want.
  「美うつくしい」とか「醜みにくい」といった言葉ことばは相対的そうたいてきな用語ようごである。↗

  The words 'beautiful' and 'ugly' are relative terms.

Use 用語 or 語 for a term as a word or expression, 期間 for a term as a span of time, 期限 for a term that is a deadline, and 条件 for the terms of an agreement.

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• 語ごword
• 期限きげんterm
• 期間きかんperiod
• 条件じょうけんcondition
• 用語ようごterm
• 年限ねんげんlength of time
• 名付けるなづけるto name
• タームterm
• 名辞めいじterm
• 言葉ことばword
• 項こうterm (of an equation)
• 期きterm (e.g. in office)
• 節せつseason