Entry
候
Source
JMdict 100319
Characters
候
Definition
Word
候ふ 候
Reading
そうろう そうらう
Restriction
候ふ
Information out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Reference
Translation eng
to serve (by a superior's side) 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)
Part of Speech auxiliary verb
Part of Speech intransitive verb
Radical/Stroke
Information irregular okurigana usage
Miscellaneous
Information
v4h
Dictionaries
Miscellaneous archaism
Miscellaneous polite (teineigo) language
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