候 – JLPT N3 Kanji, Kanji for climate, expect, season, wait for, weather

候

Strokes: 10

Meanings: climate, expect, season, wait for, weather
Onyomi: コウ
Kunyomi: そうろう
Name Readings
JLPT: N3
Grade: 4
Frequency: -
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Story

候 is formed from ⺅, meaning “person,” and 侯, which originally showed someone watching from a raised place. A person standing and observing carefully was associated with watching conditions and waiting. Such careful observation was especially important when watching the sky and environment. From this idea, 候 came to mean to wait for, to watch, or conditions such as weather.

Short Story

候 shows a person carefully watching and waiting for conditions.

Mnemonic

Picture a person standing still, watching the sky and waiting for the right moment. That act of waiting and observing is 候.

Vocabulary Examples

Word	Reading	Meaning	Meta
候	こう	season, weather	Noun
候	そろ	to be	Auxiliary
候ふ	そうろう	to serve (by a superior's side)	Yodan verb with 'hu/fu' ending (archaic), Intransitive verb
候補	こうほ	candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list	common JLPT-N3 Noun
候補者	こうほしゃ	candidate, applicant	common Noun
候補地	こうほち	proposed site, site chosen	Noun
候補者名簿	こうほしゃめいぼ	list of candidates, slate, list of nominees	Noun
候補生	こうほせい	cadet	Noun
候補化合物	こうほかごうぶつ	(pharmaceutical) candidate compound	Noun
候文	そうろうぶん	epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"	Noun

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Example Sentences

Example #1

今年の冬の気候は寒いです。

ことしのふゆのきこうはさむいです

kotoshi no fuyu no kikou wa samui desu

This winter’s climate is cold.

Example #2

気候の変化に注意しましょう。

きこうのへんかにちゅういしましょう

kikou no henka ni chuui shimashou

Let’s pay attention to changes in the climate.

Example #3

選挙の候補者を選びます。

せんきょのこうほしゃをえらびます

senkyo no kouhosha o erabimasu

I will choose a candidate in the election.

Example #4

天気と気候を調べました。

てんきときこうをしらべました

tenki to kikou o shirabemashita

I checked the weather and climate.

Example #5

候補者の名前を書いてください。

こうほしゃのなまえをかいてください

kouhosha no namae o kaite kudasai

Please write the name of the candidate.

Example #6

春の気候は暖かいです。

はるのきこうはあたたかいです

haru no kikou wa atatakai desu

The spring climate is warm.

Example #7

候補者がスピーチをしました。

こうほしゃがスピーチをしました

kouhosha ga supiichi o shimashita

The candidate gave a speech.

Example #8

気候の変化で植物が育ちます。

きこうのへんかでしょくぶつがそだちます

kikou no henka de shokubutsu ga sodachimasu

Plants grow due to changes in the climate.

Example #9

彼は選挙の候補者です。

かれはせんきょのこうほしゃです

kare wa senkyo no kouhosha desu

He is a candidate in the election.

Example #10

気候に合った服を着ましょう。

きこうにあったふくをきましょう

kikou ni atta fuku o kimashou

Let’s wear clothes suitable for the climate.

Example #11

候補者の演説を聞きました。

こうほしゃのえんぜつをききました

kouhosha no enzetsu o kikimashita

I listened to the candidate’s speech.

Example #12

気候の良い日に散歩します。

きこうのよいひにさんぽします

kikou no yoi hi ni sanpo shimasu

I take a walk on a day with good climate.

Example #13

選挙の候補者が集まりました。

せんきょのこうほしゃがあつまりました

senkyo no kouhosha ga atsumarimashita

The election candidates gathered.

Example #14

気候の違いを感じました。

きこうのちがいをかんじました

kikou no chigai o kanjimashita

I felt the difference in climate.

Example #15

候補者に投票しました。

こうほしゃにとうひょうしました

kouhosha ni touhyou shimashita

I voted for the candidate.

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Kanji: 候

JLPT: n3

Strokes: 10

Grade: 4

Unicode: 5019

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