Kanji 候: climate, season, weather, wait for, expect

Key takeaways

Kanji 候: climate, season, weather, wait for, expect. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

候

Meaning

climateseasonweatherwait forexpect

On reading

コウ

Kun reading

そうろう

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 候

climate, season, weather, wait for, expect

Kanji structure breakdown

候

Structure breakdown

亻 + 丨 + 矢

Mnemonic story

A person (亻) stands straight (丨) and watches a flying arrow (矢) to observe the climate or wait for the right time. Imagine someone monitoring signs or seasonal changes.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コウ

気候きこう
climate / weather conditions
候補こうほ
candidate / nomination
天候てんこう
weather / climate conditions

Commonly used words

気候
きこう
climate / weather conditions
候補
こうほ
candidate / nomination
天候
てんこう
weather / climate conditions

Example sentences

Example 1

この地域の気候は温かいです。

Translation

The climate in this area is warm.

Example 2

気候の変化に注意しましょう。

Translation

Let's pay attention to changes in the climate.

Example 3

彼は社長の候補だ。

Translation

He is a candidate for company president.

Example 4

新しいゲームの名前を候補に入れた。

Translation

I included it as a candidate for the new game’s name.

Kanji 候: climate, season, weather, wait for, expect

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

気候 (きこう): meaning and examples

候補 (こうほ): meaning and examples

天候 (てんこう): meaning and examples