候補

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Chinese

wait
to repair; to patch; to mend
to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
 
trad. (候補) 候 補
simp. (候补) 候 补

Pronunciation

Verb

候補

  1. to be an alternate; to be a candidate for (for a vacancy, waiting list, etc.)
    候補中央委員／候补中央委员  ―  hòubǔ zhōngyāng wěiyuán  ―  alternate member of the Central Committee
  2. (archaic) to temporarily fill a provincial or ministerial post prior to being assigned a permanent position by the Ministry for Personnel (during the Qing dynasty)

Noun

候補

  1. alternate; candidate (for a vacancy, waiting list, etc.)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
候 補
こう
Grade: 4 		ほ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

候(こう)補(ほ) • (kōho) 

  1. candidate

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
候補

Noun

候補 • (hubo) (hangeul 후보)

  1. hanja form? of 후보 (“candidate”)
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