JapaneseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

(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
ConjugationEdit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Kanji in this term
Grade: 4
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 terms.)