候

climate, season, weather, wait for, expect

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

そうろう

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:10

JLPT:N3

Frequency:510

Vocabulary

コウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
悪天候	アクテンコウ	bad weather
気候	キコウ	climate
候補	コウホ	candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list; candidacy; candidature; nomination
症候群	ショウコウグン	syndrome
天候	テンコウ	weather

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
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)
微候	ちょうこう	sign; indication; omen; symptom
居候	いそうろう	lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
ストックホルム症候群	ストックホルムしょうこうぐん	Stockholm syndrome

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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majestic plural, imperial we

join, get together, unite, collective

rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control