Japanese symbol for “cadet”
候補生
こうほせい
Romaji: kouhosei
cadet
In Japanese, cadet is 候補生, read こうほせい (kouhosei).
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Meanings
- n cadet
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 候補 | こうほ kouho | candidate; contender; prospect |
| 立候補 | りっこうほ rikkouho | candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics) |
| 気候 | きこう kikou | climate |
| 天候 | てんこう tenkou | weather |
| 兆候 | ちょうこう choukou | sign; indication; omen |
| 症候群 | しょうこうぐん shoukougun | syndrome |
| 補助 | ほじょ hojo | assistance; support; help |
| 補給 | ほきゅう hokyuu | supply; supplying; replenishment |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cadet”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.