りっこう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
Kanji used
standing up
season
supplementary
Pitch accent
っこ
うほ
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
candidate (for an election)
simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
Examples (7 in total)
Will you run for governor?
Tom wants to run for class president.
They say that he will run for mayor.
I gave up running for president.
The candidate is running for mayor.
He officially announced himself as a candidate.
He ran for Governor of the state four years ago.