伺候

Chinese
 
to watch; to wait; to examine
to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy; wait on
 wait
trad. (伺候) 伺 候
simp. #(伺候) 伺 候

Pronunciation 1

Verb

伺候

  1. to serve; to wait on
  2. to wait for; to await
Synonyms
  • (to serve):
  • (to wait for):

Pronunciation 2

Verb

伺候

  1. to spy on; to scout; to lie in wait for

Japanese
Kanji in this term
伺 候
し
Grade: S		 こう
Grade: 4
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
祗候

Pronunciation

Noun

伺(し)候(こう) • (shikō) ←しこう (sikou)?

  1. waiting on someone

Verb

伺(し)候(こう)する • (shikō suru) ←しこう (sikou)?intransitive suru (stem 伺(し)候(こう)し (shikō shi), past 伺(し)候(こう)した (shikō shita))

  1. to wait on someone

Conjugation
Conjugation of "伺候する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 伺候し しこうし shikō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 伺候し しこうし shikō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 伺候する しこうする shikō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 伺候する しこうする shikō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 伺候すれ しこうすれ shikō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 伺候せよ¹
伺候しろ²		 しこうせよ¹
しこうしろ²		 shikō seyo¹
shikō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 伺候される しこうされる shikō sareru
Causative 伺候させる
伺候さす		 しこうさせる
しこうさす		 shikō saseru
shikō sasu
Potential 伺候できる しこうできる shikō dekiru
Volitional 伺候しよう しこうしよう shikō shiyō
Negative 伺候しない しこうしない shikō shinai
Negative continuative 伺候せず しこうせず shikō sezu
Formal 伺候します しこうします shikō shimasu
Perfective 伺候した しこうした shikō shita
Conjunctive 伺候して しこうして shikō shite
Hypothetical conditional 伺候すれば しこうすれば shikō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
伺候

Noun

伺候 • (sahu) (hangeul 사후)

  1. Hanja form? of 사후 (“waiting on someone”).
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