候 (そうろう) — to be, classical copula, weather
候
to be
Frequency #8581
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
1 character
auxiliary verb · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: aux-v, vi)
sourou
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
そうろう[3] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to be
- classical copula
- weather