"候" meaning in Japanese

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Character

  1. climate Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-候-ja-character-ENtpmBLQ Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 33 33 33
  2. season Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-候-ja-character-j44k9lxX Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 33 33 33
  3. weather Tags: grade-4-kanji, kanji
    Sense id: en-候-ja-character-5ecr6048 Categories (other): Grade 4 kanji Disambiguation of Grade 4 kanji: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 候補 (kōho) (ruby: (こう), ()) (english: candidate, candidacy), 症候 (shōkō) (ruby: (しょう), (こう)) (english: symptom), 斥候 (sekkō) (ruby: (せっ), (こう)) (english: scout, spy), 兆候, 徴候 (chōkō) (english: sign, omen), 微候 (bikō) (ruby: (), (こう)) (english: sign or symptom; augury) Related terms: 候い (soi) (ruby: ()), 候う (ruby: ()) (english: sou), 候え (ruby: ()) (english: soe)
Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant transliterations: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [ko̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (こう)), [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 候 (MC huwH). The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=こう}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|候}} 候 (MC huwH), {{ll|ja|漢音|kan'on}} kan'on Head templates: {{ja-noun|こう}} 候(こう) • (kō)
  1. (literary) the season, the weather of the current season Tags: literary Derived forms: 厳寒の候 (genkan no kō) (ruby: (げん), (かん), (こう)) (english: the cold season or weather), 伺候 (shikō) (ruby: (), (こう)) (english: wait upon (someone)), 季候 (kikō) (ruby: (), (こう)) (english: weather), 気候 (kikō) (ruby: (), (こう)) (english: season, climate), 時候 (jikō) (ruby: (), (こう)) (english: season, time of the year), 七十二候 (shichijūni-kō) (ruby: (しち), (じゅう), (), (こう)), 測候 (sokkō) (ruby: (そっ), (こう)) (english: meteorological observation), 天候 (tenkō) (ruby: (てん), (こう)) (english: climate)
    Sense id: en-候-ja-noun-WgBHlv8N Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 0 12 18 2 2 17 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 0 13 17 2 2 15 26 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 0 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 0 0 11 14 2 2 13 29 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (うかみ)), ukami [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|うかみ}} 候(うかみ) • (ukami)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of 窺見 (“lookout, scout”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: 窺見 (extra: lookout, scout)
    Sense id: en-候-ja-noun-5xndGRD3 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 8 16 2 2 10 31 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 0 12 18 2 2 17 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 0 13 17 2 2 15 26 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 0 0 5 13 5 5 12 30 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 0 0 11 14 2 2 13 29 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [d͡zo̞ːɾo̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (ぞうろ)), zōro [romanization], zauro [romanization], ざうろ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /zauro/ → /zoːro/ Stem of rendaku form 候う (zōrou), used in compounds. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|候う|tr=zōrou}} 候う (zōrou) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぞうろ|hhira=ざうろ}} 候(ぞうろ) • (zōro) ^(←ざうろ (zauro)?)
  1. service
    Sense id: en-候-ja-noun-nfawJqjG
  2. doing
    Sense id: en-候-ja-noun-x~V~VByw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

IPA: [so̞ːɾo̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (そうろう)), sōrou [romanization], saurafu [romanization], [stem] (ruby: (そうろい)), 候た [past] (ruby: (そうろっ))
Etymology: /saburaɸu/ → /sauraɸu/ → /soːroː/ A sound shift from 侍(さぶら)う (saburau, “to serve by one's side”), historical さぶらふ. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|侍う|さぶらう|to serve by one's side}} 侍(さぶら)う (saburau, “to serve by one's side”), {{l|ja||さぶらふ}} さぶらふ Head templates: {{ja-verb|そうろう|hhira=さうらふ|type=1}} 候(そうろう) • (sōrou) ^(←さうらふ (saurafu)?)godan (stem 候(そうろい) (sōroi), past 候(そうろっ)た (sōrotta))
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of 候う (“to serve; to be”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic Alternative form of: 候う (extra: to serve; to be) Synonyms: 候ふ [archaic] Derived forms: 御入り候 (on'iri sōrō) (ruby: (おん), (), (そうろう)) (english: go, come), 書き候 (kakisōrō) (ruby: (), (そうろう)) (english: have the honour to write), 候間 (sōrōaida) (ruby: (そうろう), (あいだ)) (english: as...), 候所 (sōrōtokoro) (ruby: (そうろう), (ところ)) (english: but...), 候哉 (sōrōya) (ruby: (そうろう), ()) (english: I wonder if...), 候由 (sōrōyoshi) (ruby: (そうろう), (よし)) (english: I hear that...), 宜候 (yōsoro) (ruby: (よう), (そろ)) (english: Keep her steady), 居候 (isōrō) (ruby: (), (そうろう)) (english: freeloader, sponger), 候文 (sōrōbun) (ruby: (そうろう), (ぶん)) (english: epistolary style)
    Sense id: en-候-ja-verb-oPl5Jat5 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 8 16 2 2 10 31 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 0 12 18 2 2 17 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 0 13 17 2 2 15 26 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 0 0 5 13 5 5 12 30 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 0 0 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 0 0 11 14 2 2 13 29 28 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 21 39 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [so̞ɾo̞] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (そろ)), soro [romanization], [alternative, hiragana], su [Rōmaji], そう [alternative, hiragana], sou [Rōmaji], さう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Late-medieval transition from sōrō above. Head templates: {{ja-verb|そろ}} 候(そろ) • (soro)
  1. (archaic) to be; auxiliary used in place of -ある after で or に when forming a copula Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-候-ja-verb--3Bkbm8o Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Japanese terms with romaji needing attention, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 8 16 2 2 10 31 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 0 12 18 2 2 17 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 0 13 17 2 2 15 26 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 0 0 5 13 5 5 12 30 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 0 0 11 14 2 2 13 29 28 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 21 39 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with romaji needing attention: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 51 49
  2. (archaic) to do; auxiliary used in place of -ます after the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-候-ja-verb-Fpz6NYJY Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Japanese terms with romaji needing attention, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 8 16 2 2 10 31 30 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 0 0 0 12 18 2 2 17 25 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 0 0 0 13 17 2 2 15 26 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 0 0 0 5 13 5 5 12 30 30 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 0 0 0 11 14 2 2 13 29 28 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 21 39 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with romaji needing attention: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 又候 (matazoro) (ruby: (また), (ぞろ)) (english: (yet) again)
Etymology number: 4

Download JSON data for 候 meaning in Japanese (18.0kB)

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              "候",
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              "候",
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          "english": "freeloader, sponger",
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        },
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          "_dis": "51 49",
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          "english": "How can he be stopped? It is a truly lamentable result.",
          "ref": "1863 August 11, Nakaoka Shintarō, 中岡慎太郎全集, 日付望月清平、小畑孫二郎、河野万寿弥宛",
          "roman": "Tome soro wa ikan, jitsu ni nagekubeki no itari ni soro koto.",
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              "候",
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              "候",
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          "english": "It is verily a laughable thing.",
          "ref": "1939, Takamori Saigō, 遺牘",
          "roman": "Makoto ni waraubeki koto ni gozaisoro.",
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              "誠",
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              "可笑",
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              "候",
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      "ipa": "[so̞ɾo̞]"
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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "候",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "候"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "候",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.