条約

じょうやく

treaty, pact

What does 条約 mean?

条約 is a Japanese noun meaning treaty, pact in English. It is written as 条約 in kanji, じょうやく in hiragana, and jouyaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

EC諸国は新たな安全保障条約を検討中です。

The EC countries are working out a new security pact.