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候 means 'climate'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 929   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-19    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 33    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 174 words   Used in 36 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   そうろう to be
Additional readings
Kun    そうろう climate, season, weather, wait for, expect
Components
⿻  侯 daimyo  丨 stick  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 候 is used 12 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 候 is used 167 times, read 2 ways.
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コウ : 156 words FIND ALL
き こ う 0
noun
climate
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そうろう : 11 words FIND ALL
い そ う ろ う 0 い そ う ろ う 4
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
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An additional 8 less common words include 候 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Henshall: 504 (originally: 478)  Joy o' Kanji : 478  Key to Kanji: 310 

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候
コウ    climate   そうろう to be   
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侯
コウ    daimyo   
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ユ
katakana 'yu'
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
丨
stick   
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