候補者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
候	補	者
こう Grade: 4	ほ Grade: 6	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
候補者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

候補 +‎ 者

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーほ​しゃ [kòóhóꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːho̞ɕa̠]

Noun

候(こう)補(ほ)者(しゃ) • (kōhosha) 

1. candidate (a person who is running in an election or who is applying to a position for a job)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
候	補	者

Noun

候補者 • (huboja) (hangeul 후보자)

1. Hanja form^? of 후보자 (“candidate”).