Word Meaning 有力候補

ゆうりょくこうほ yuuryokukouho

有力候補 is read as ゆうりょくこうほ (yuuryokukouho) and means major contender.

Meaning

English

  1. major contender
  2. strong (leading) candidate
  3. front runner

Reading

Kana

ゆうりょくこうほ

Romaji

yuuryokukouho

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 50879 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

最有力候補

さいゆうりょくこうほ

most likely contender

立候補

りっこうほ

candidacy

候補

こうほ

candidacy

対立候補

たいりつこうほ

rival candidate

女性候補

じょせいこうほ

female candidate

公認候補

こうにんこうほ

official candidate

万年候補

まんねんこうほ

ever unsuccessful candidate

全候補

ぜんこうほ

all candidates

優勝候補

ゆうしょうこうほ

favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite)

重複立候補

ちょうふくりっこうほ

simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

キー候補

きーこうほ

candidate key

変換候補

へんかんこうほ

conversion candidate (in an input method editor)

Example Sentences

1

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines, and the living rooms of Concord, and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.