好候

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 好候 – see the following entry.

【ようそろ】

[interjection] A navigational term used to issue the command to steer a ship or vessel straight ahead, often issued after a command to turn, when the ship or vessel is ready to move in the direction it is currently heading.[1][2][3] Analogous to "keep her steady" in English usage.[4][5]

[interjection] (naval, military) okay, good[2]

[interjection] a filler word used in musical accompaniment[1]

Alternative spellings
ヨーソロー, ようそろう, よーそろー, 宜候, 宜う候, 好候, 好う候, 良候

(This term, 好候, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2004, 難読語辞典 (Nandoku-go jiten) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Ohta Publishing, →ISBN
Kiyofumi NAKAUCHI (中内清文), Japanese-English-Spanish-French-Portuguese Comprehensive Ocean Dictionary (和英西仏葡語海洋総合辞典)
JMdict

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-2] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[3] 2004, 難読語辞典 (Nandoku-go jiten) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Ohta Publishing, →ISBN

[4] Kiyofumi NAKAUCHI (中内清文), Japanese-English-Spanish-French-Portuguese Comprehensive Ocean Dictionary (和英西仏葡語海洋総合辞典)

[5] JMdict