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Kanji Detail for 候 - "wait, season, serve"
候
- Meaning
候 means "wait, season, serve."
Wait - To await; to expect.
Season - A time of year; weather.
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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Sentences including 候
There is no going out in this stormy weather.
Weather permitting , i'll start tomorrow.
The weather was very bad yesterday.
そこでの天候はどうですか。
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.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
「今｜斥候長になってるところなんだよ」小供はこう断って、躑躅の間を下の方へ駈け下りて行った」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しばらくすると同じくらいの年格好の小供が二、三人、これも斥候長の下りて行った方へ駈けていった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかしその日は、時候が時候なので、そんなに調戯われるほど食欲が進まなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha