What is the Kanji for "Climate"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Climate", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Climate" is "候".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Sourou".

Its onyomi reading is "Kou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "丨" means "Stick" . And The kanji "侯" means "Lord", "Marquis", and "Daimyo" and can be read as "Kou".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "候" mean in japanese?

"候" means "Climate".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

候補: "Candidate". The Japanese noun '候補 (こうほ)' means 'candidate'. This word is used to refer to a person who is being considered for a particular position or role, such as a political office or a job. For example: The candidates for mayor - (市長の候補). She is a candidate for the position - (彼女はその役職の候補です).

候: "Situation" or "Condition". The Japanese noun '候 (こう)' refers to a situation, condition or state of affairs. It can be used to describe the current circumstances or environment that a person or thing is in. For example: What is the current situation? - (今の候はどうですか). The weather conditions today are good - (今日の候は良いです).

天候: "Weather". The Japanese noun '天候 (てんこう)' means 'weather'. It refers to the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, including temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation. This word is commonly used to describe the overall weather conditions, such as 'nice weather' - (良い天候), 'rainy weather' - (雨の天候), or 'cold weather' - (寒い天候). Understanding the current '天候' is important for daily life, travel planning, and various outdoor activities.

気候: "Climate". The Japanese noun '気候 (きこう)' refers to the long-term weather conditions and patterns of a specific geographical region. It includes factors like temperature, precipitation, wind, and humidity that characterize an area. Climate is an important consideration for agriculture, planning, and daily life. For example: The climate in Okinawa is subtropical - (沖縄の気候は亜熱帯性です). The climate is changing due to global warming - (地球温暖化により気候が変化しています).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". And The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.