候
Reading: こう
Meaning: season, time, climate (formal suffix)
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Example Sentence
暖かい 季節 の 候 に なった
It has become the season of warm weather.
Usage Notes
A formal suffix used in weather-related terms and classical expressions. Appears in words like 気候 (climate) and formal seasonal expressions.
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