候

Meaning

候 centers on observing and responding to natural cycles or signs: climate, season, and weather are patterns you watch for, while waiting and expecting are the human side of watching for something to happen.

• 候補こうほ
  N3

  candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list

• 症候群しょうこうぐん

  syndrome

• 気候きこう
  N3

  climate

• 立候補りっこうほ
  N1

  candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

• 天候てんこう
  N3

  weather

• 候こう

  season; weather

• 候そろ

  to be

• 兆候ちょうこう
  N1

  sign; indication; omen; symptom

• 悪天候あくてんこう

  bad weather

• 居候いそうろう

  lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger

• 立候補者りっこうほしゃ

  candidate (for an election)

• 斥候せっこう

  scout; patrol; spy

• 候へそえ

  please ...; please do ...

• 測候所そっこうじょ

  weather measurement station

• 症候しょうこう

  symptom

• 全天候ぜんてんこう

  all-weather; weather-proof

• 宜候ようそろ

  keep (it) steady (after a turn)

• 又候またぞろ

  (yet) again

• 時候じこう

  season; time of the year

• 測候そっこう

  meteorological observation

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