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Kanji Detail for 候 - "to wait, season"

候

  • Meaning

    候 means "to wait, season." Also associated with to serve.

    1. Wait - To await; to expect.

    2. Season - A time of year; weather.

    3. Serve - To attend to someone.

  • Words using 候

    • 候補 こうほ Listen candidate; contender; prospect
    • 立候補 りっこうほ Listen candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
    • 天候 てんこう Listen weather
    • 気候 きこう Listen climate
    • 兆候 ちょうこう Listen sign; indication; omen
    • 症候群 しょうこうぐん Listen syndrome
    • 悪天候 あくてんこう Listen bad weather
    • 測候所 そっこうじょ Listen weather measurement station

  • Tattoo check: 候

    • Verified meaning: to wait, season
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう)
    • Also carries these associations: to serve

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 候

    Given names 候(こう)Listen

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sourou(そうろう) そうろう

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    wait season serve climate weather condition attend anticipate patience circumstance occasion state environment

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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