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Kanji Detail for 候 - "wait, season, serve"

候

  • Meaning

    候 means "wait, season, serve."

    1. Wait - To await; to expect.

    2. Season - A time of year; weather.

    3. Serve - To attend to someone.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    climate; season; weather; wait for; expect

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wait; expect; visit; greet

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To watch and wait. Such as visiting friends is called 問候. Also 值候, 測候, all meaning quietly waiting and secretly observing. Hence waiting for things is also called 等候. | In the calendar, five days make one 候, three 候 make one solar term. Hence seasonal terms are collectively called 候. Such as 氣候 (climate), 節候 (seasonal period), 物候 (phenology). | The condition of things is also called 候. Such as 火候 (degree of heating), 症候 (symptoms).
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  • Strokestip

    10 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords
    wait await season weather climate time serve attend watch observe sign symptom condition polite humble servant expect anticipate forecast

Sentences including 候

  • There is no going out in this stormy weather.

  • Weather permitting , i'll start tomorrow.

  • The weather was very bad yesterday.

  • How is the weather there?

  • He soon accustomed himself to cold weather.

  • The climate here doesn't agree with me.

  • It was an unfavorable day for baseball.

  • The weather is bound to get better tomorrow.

  • Weather permitting , i'll go fishing in a river.

  • The meeting will be held regardless of the weather.

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