候

Glyph origin
, as 𠊱. The 矦 component (here in modified form where the first 丿 stroke is omitted and the second 丿 stroke is written as a 丨 stroke) is an ancient form of.

Definitions

 * 1) to reconnoitre; to scout
 * 2) to observe; to survey
 * 3) to wait for; to await
 * 4) to respectfully await
 * 5) to visit; to send one's respects to
 * 6) to wait on; to attend to; to take care of
 * 7) to forecast; to predict (by divination)
 * 8)  scout; lookout; vanguard
 * 9)  official
 * 10)  posthouse; station
 * 11)  pentad (ancient time unit composed of five days)
 * 12) climate; season
 * 13) omen; sign; portent
 * 14)  to examine (pulse)
 * 15)  medical sign and symptom
 * 16)  to pay for (a bill)
 * 1)  to pay for (a bill)

Kanji

 * 1) climate
 * 2) season
 * 3) weather

Etymology 1
From. The  pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Noun

 * 1)  the season, the weather of the current season

Etymology 3
→ →

A sound shift from, historical さぶらふ.

Alternative forms

 * (archaic)

Etymology 4
Late-medieval transition from sōrō above.

Verb

 * 1)  to be; auxiliary used in place of  after  or  when forming a copula
 * 2)  to do; auxiliary used in place of  after the  of a verb
 * 1)  to do; auxiliary used in place of  after the  of a verb
 * 1)  to do; auxiliary used in place of  after the  of a verb

Etymology 5
→

Stem of rendaku form, used in compounds.

Noun

 * 1) service
 * 2) doing

Etymology
From.