JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 候: "climate, season, weather"
The kanji 候 means "climate, season, weather, wait for, expect". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read コウ in on'yomi and そうろう in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そうろう
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | climate, season, weather, wait for, expect |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 510 of 2,501 |
Common words with 候
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 候補candidate; contender; prospect; pick · candidacy; candidature; nomination
- 天候weather
- 立候補candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
- 気候climate
- 候season; weather
- 兆候sign; indication; omen; symptom
- 居候lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
- 候補者candidate; applicant
- 斥候scout; patrol; spy
- 候補生cadet
- 症候群syndrome
- 又候(yet) again
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