条約|じょうやくjouyaku[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nountreaty; pact; convention; agreement
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related協約きょうやくWrittenWritten/formal term for an agreement concluded through negotiation; fits both labor–management pacts and agreements between states, and is a type of 条約.
  • Related協定きょうていNeutralNeutral term for an agreement reached through consultation, between organizations or states alike; its form is usually less strict than a 条約.

Use 「条約」 for formal agreements between states or between a state and an international organization, as in 「平和条約」. Agreements in a simpler form are 「協定」; pacts between groups or between states are 「協約」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 箇条かじょう書しょの約束やくそく、条目じょうもくをあげた約定やくじょうのこと。
  2. 国家間こっかかんや国家こっかと国際こくさい機関きかんとの間あいだの権利けんり・義務ぎむをとりきめた文書ぶんしょによる約束やくそく。
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