条約

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 条約 is a noun read じょうやく, meaning a formal treaty concluded between states.
• Basic usage: Use 条約が結ばれる for the process of a treaty being concluded and 平和条約に署名する for parties signing a peace treaty.
  • 授業では二国間の条約が結ばれる過程を学びました。 describes learning in class how a bilateral treaty is concluded; 架空の国々が平和条約に署名する場面を描きました。 describes drawing a scene in which fictional countries sign a peace treaty.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 条約が結ばれる
  • The passive form presents the conclusion process from the treaty's perspective.
• 条約に署名する
  • に marks the treaty document that receives the signatures.
• 二国間 and 国々
  • The first example limits the agreement to two states, while the second involves multiple fictional states.