そうろう
候
ちょう
調

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru".

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そうろう
候
ちょう
調
 候調 そうろうちょう
　
そ
　
う
　
ろ
　
う
ちょう
調
 そうろう調 そうろうちょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

climate, season, weather
コウ　そうろう (4th, N3)
marquis, lord, daimyo
コウ (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
yu
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
tune, tone, meter
チョウ　しら.べる　ととの.う (3rd, N3)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ　まわ.り　あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)