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候 = 亻 + 侯 + ｜

候 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “climate”. It is built from 亻 (person), 侯 (marquis) and ｜ (pipe). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1769.

Keyword
climate
RTK frame
1769
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そうろう
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
климат
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
候 wait

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亻 person
  2. 侯 marquis
  3. ｜ pipe

Alternative decomposition

  1. ユ katakana yu
  2. 亻 person
  3. 矢 dart
  4. ｜ pipe

How to find 候 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “marquis” + “pipe”. 候 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 候 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.