項 means “item, clause”

こう · kou

Also: paragraph, nape of neck

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

うなじ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

コウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

A head (頁) beside 工: 項 once meant the nape of the neck, and now the items lined up one after another in writing. 項目 is an entry on a list, 事項 a matter to note, as in 注意事項, and 条項 a clause in a contract.

Used in 項目 (koumoku, item/entry), 事項 (jikou, matter/item), and 条項 (joukou, clause)

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• 宛 addressed to
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