候 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- コウこう · kō
- Kun
- そうろうsōrō
- Meaning
- climate, season, sign
Stroke order
Origin
Related to 人 (person), it meant to watch or observe signs; from observing changes in the weather it came to mean season or climate.
Readings and examples
| Onコウこうkō | 候補こうほ気候きこう測候所そっこうしょ |
|---|---|
| Kunそうろうsōrō | 候文そうろうぶん居候いそうろう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 気候きこう
climate
- 天候てんこう
weather
- 候補こうほ
- 伺候しこう
- 斥候せっこう
- 祗候しこう
Example
この地方は気候がおだやかだ。
The climate in this region is mild.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)