候補
こうほ · kouho · JLPT N3 · noun
campaigning
🗳️ 候補 = wait + fill in: someone waiting to fill a post
候 means to wait or attend, and 補 means to supplement or fill a gap. A 候補 is someone waiting in line to fill a vacancy. Sound hook: kouho sounds like co-hope, as in fellow hopefuls running for the same seat.