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候う

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
そうろ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Shift from (さぶら) (saburau).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(そうろ) (sōrouさうらふ (saurafu)?godan (stem (そうろ) (sōroi), past (そうろ)った (sōrotta))

  1. to serve
  2. to be
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
さもら
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
さむら
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Kanji in this term
さぶら
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 候う – see the following entry.
さもら
[verb] to wait for a chance
[verb] to serve by one's side
さぶら
[verb] to serve by one's side
[verb] (copula) to be
さむら
[verb] (copula) to be
[verb] verbal suffix
(This term, 候う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
もら
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 候う – see the following entry.
らう
[verb] (Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out
(This term, 候う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN