# 候 — Climate

Frequency rank 1011 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 博 (Exhibition), less common than 衣 (Clothes).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: そうろう
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A leader on the left, with a stick, hook, and arrow on the right — the leader reads the climate by watching a stick with a hook catch arrows blown by the wind.

In words:

- 候補 こうほ — candidacy
- 天候 てんこう — weather
- 気候 きこう — climate

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