Meaning of 候ふ(そうろう) in Japanese

候ふ, 候
Kana Reading
そうろう, そうらう
Romaji
sōrō, sōrau
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Yondan verb with `hu/fu` ending (archaic), intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to serve (by a superior's side)
  • Parts of speech
    auxiliary verb, Yondan verb with `hu/fu` ending (archaic)
    Meaning
    to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)

Related Kanji

候 JLPT 3

10 strokes

climate, season, weather

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: そうろう

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