Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 5
やく
Grade: 4

Grade: 6
goon kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
條約派 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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条約 (jōyaku) refers to the Washington Naval Treaty where Japan's capital ships are to be limited below the United States and United Kingdom.

Proper noun

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(じょう)(やく)() (Jōyakuha

  1. (historical) the Treaty Faction, which supported the Washington Naval Treaty. Faction supporters are gradually purged by the opposing Fleet Faction in the 1930s.