# 候 — climate; candidate

候 means “climate; candidate”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: そうろう (sourou).

- Meaning: climate; candidate
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: そうろう (sourou)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Seasons & weather

## How to remember 候

Parts: 亻 person · 丨 stick · 矢 arrow

## Don't confuse it with

[侯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marquis/) · [喉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/throat/)

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[候](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/) · [温](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm/) · [星](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/star/) · [晴](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clear-weather/) · [陽](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sunlight/) · [雪](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/snow/) · [雲](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/cloud/) · [暖](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warm-weather/) · [氷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ice/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/climate/. Last updated 2026-11-01.