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候

JLPT N3 · 10 strokes

The kanji 候 — “weather; sign”

候 means weather; sign and is a JLPT N3 kanji. It has 10 strokes and uses the person (side) radical (亻).

Stroke order · 10 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): そうろう
Radical: 亻 · person (side)
Strokes: 10

How to remember 候

A person (亻) holding an arrow watches the sky's condition — observing the weather. 天候 (weather), 気候 (climate).

Example words with 候

On'yomi readings

天候てんこうweather
気候きこうclimate

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