[そろ;そう;さう;す, soro ; sou ; sau ; su](aux) (arch) (pol) (See 候ふ) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)#7743[Add to Longdo]
[そうろう;そうらう(ok), sourou ; sourau (ok)](v4h, vi) (1) (候ふ only) (arch) to serve (by a superior's side); (aux-v, v4h) (2) (pol) to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)[Add to Longdo]