# 候 climate/candidate

矢 (arrow) + (personleft) + ユ (katakana 'yu' radical)
★★☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA JERK
JERK: this can mean climate, candidate, or even symptom. There is really no pattern.

## Onyomi

KOU |

## Mnemonic

| A candidate is a person who gets shot in the COLON with an arrow full of hot air, causing them to make all kinds of weird noises as the air rushes to their mouth.

## Jukugo

候補(こうほ) | candidate ★★☆☆☆ 候 (climate/candidate) + 補 (supplement) = 候補 (candidate)
気候(きこう) | regional climate ☆☆☆☆☆ 気 (mood) + 候 (climate/candidate) = 気候 (regional climate) climate - not like the weather we're having today, but the general climate of a region - temperate, tropical, etc.
兆候(ちょうこう) | a sign ☆☆☆☆☆ 兆 (omen) + 候 (climate/candidate) = 兆候 (a sign) a sign that something will start soon: (Those clouds on the horizon are a sign a taiphoon is coming)

## Synonyms

sign or symptom 兆候 前兆 縁起 直感
syndrome vs. symptom! 症状 症候群