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候

climate
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingそうろう
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. climateRtK
  2. season
  3. weather
  4. wait for
  5. expect
  1. candidate
  2. contender
  3. prospect
  4. pick
  5. choice

Popular Usage

気候候補

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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marquis · person (人) · stick (丨) · fred astaire · key · dart · drop (丶) · heavens

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1769

Compound words

気候きこう
climate
候補こうほ
candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice
居候いそうろう
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
症候しょうこう
symptom
天候てんこう
weather
兆候ちょうこう
sign; indication; omen; symptom
悪天候あくてんこう
bad weather
候補者こうほしゃ
candidate; applicant
症候群しょうこうぐん
syndrome
測候所そっこうじょ
weather measurement station
立候補りっこうほ
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
季候きこう
season
候哉そうろうや
I wonder if ...
候鳥こうちょう
bird of passage
候文そうろうぶん
epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"
伺候しこう
waiting upon (someone)
斥候せっこう
scout
祗候しこう
waiting upon (someone)
候補生こうほせい
cadet
候補地こうほち
proposed site
斥候隊せっこうたい
reconnoitering party
斥候兵せっこうへい
reconnoitering party
公認候補こうにんこうほ
official candidate
砂漠気候さばくきこう
desert climate

Additional Examples

彼は大統領候補者に指名された。
He was nominated for the presidency.tatoeba
彼は大統領に立候補するだろう。
He is going to run for the Presidency.tatoeba
彼は大統領に立候補したがっている。
He wants to run for President.tatoeba
彼は代議士に立候補しています。
He's running for Congress.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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