expression
I wonder if ...
Archaic sentence-ending expression used in classical letters and formal writing to express polite conjecture or indirect questioning. Equivalent to modern ~でしょうか or ~かなあ in a very formal, old-fashioned style.
「候哉」は、昔の手紙文で「~でしょうか」という意味で使われた表現である。
候哉 is an expression used in old letters to mean 'I wonder if ...' or 'is it that ...?'.