候 hòu
: to wait; to inquire after; to watch
: to pay the bill
: season; climate
: a period of time (olden times: 5 days)
Kun Reading
候 | そうろう sourou
候 | そうろう sourou
OR そうらう sourau
Irregular okurigana | auxiliary verb
: (Polite language) 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)
On Reading
候 | こう kou
noun
: season; weather