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候
Hiragana
そうろう / さうらふ
Kanji
候う
Verb
alt-of
alternative
archaic
Japanese Meaning
古語の補助動詞・動詞。「〜でございます」「〜にございます」の意で、丁寧な断定や存在を表す。 / 「仕える」「奉公する」の意の古語的な動詞。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしの どうしで、いる ことや、ものが ある こと、えらい ひとに つかえる いみ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
侍奉 / 在 / 存在
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
侍奉、服侍 / （古）在、是（敬體用法） / （古）存在
Korean Meaning
섬기다, 시중들다 (고어) / 있다, 존재하다 (고어)
Indonesian
mengabdi; melayani / ada; berada
Vietnamese Meaning
hầu hạ; phục vụ (cổ) / là; hiện hữu; tồn tại (cổ)
Tagalog Meaning
maglingkod / maging / umiral
Sense（1）
(archaic) Alternative form of 候う (“to serve; to be”)
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(archaic) Alternative form of 候う (“to serve; to be”)
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候
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I swear to serve you.
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私はあなたに候えることを誓います。
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