候う

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
候
そうろ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Shift from 侍(さぶら)う (saburau).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [so̞ːɾo̞ɯ̟ᵝ]
  • IPA(key): [so̞ːɾo̞ː]

Verb

候(そうろ)う • (sōrou) ←さうらふ (saurafu)?godan (stem 候(そうろ)い (sōroi), past 候(そうろ)った (sōrotta))

  1. to serve
  2. to be
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
候
さもら
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
候
さむら
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
候
さぶら
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 候う – see the following entry.
【侍さもらう】
[verb] to wait for a chance
[verb] to serve by one's side
【侍さぶらう】
[verb] to serve by one's side
[verb] (copula) to be
【侍さむらう】
[verb] (copula) to be
[verb] verbal suffix
(This term, 候う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
候
もら
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 候う – see the following entry.
【守もらう】
[verb] (Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out
(This term, 候う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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