候

JLPT N3

weather, wait

Readings

On’yomi: コウ (kō)

Kun’yomi: そうろう (sourou)

• そうろう – to be, to exist (classical / humble auxiliary verb)

Structure

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Mnemonic

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

天候

てんこう

weather

気候

きこう

climate

候補

こうほ

candidate

待候

たいこう

waiting

症候

しょうこう

symptom

Example Sentences

天候がいいです。

てんこうがいいです。

The weather is good.

気候です。

きこうです。

It is climate.

候補です。

こうほです。

He is a candidate.

待候します。

たいこうします。

I wait.

症候です。

しょうこうです。

It is a symptom.

Cultural Note

📜 候 appears frequently in classical Japanese (文語文) and in formal letters. Phrases like 「貴社ますますご清栄のこととお慶び申し上げます」 are built on the same tradition — expressing seasonal respect, derived from 候’s original meaning “season/climate.”