立候補

• 読み: りっこうほ
• ローマ字: rikkōho
• 漢字の分解: 立 (ritsu/ta) — stand, establish; 候 (kō) — candidate, wait; 補 (ho/fu) — supplement, fill a post
• 発音: /ɾik.koː.ho/

意味

Candidacy; running for office. The formal act of declaring oneself a candidate for an elected position.

Used as a noun and as a verbal noun: 立候補する (to run for office/to stand as a candidate). Collocations include 立候補を届け出る (to file one's candidacy), 立候補を取り下げる (to withdraw one's candidacy), and 立候補者 (rikkohosha, candidate). In Japanese election law, candidates must officially register 立候補 within a specific period after an election is called.

例文

1. 元知事が次の衆議院選挙への立候補を表明し、地元では大きな話題となった。
2. 同一選挙区に複数の有力候補が立候補したため、票が分散して接戦が予想される。
3. 締め切り直前に立候補を届け出た新人候補の出馬が、選挙戦に波乱をもたらした。

使い方ガイド

場面: elections, politics, journalism, law

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Formed from 立 (ritsu/ta, to stand/establish) and 候補 (kōho, candidate — from 候 wait/candidate + 補 supplement/fill). The compound literally suggests 'standing forth as one who waits to be chosen', reflecting classical Chinese bureaucratic examination culture.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Contemporary

世代: Adults

社会的背景: General