候補 (kōho) means “candidate” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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次の発表者の候補を三人に絞ります。tsugi no hap pyō sha no kō ho o san nin ni shibo ri ma su

I will narrow the candidates for the next presenter down to three.

Presents a person or thing as one of several possibilities from which a final choice can be made.

選択肢sentakushi: An available choice among several possibilities.

複数の中から選ばれる可能性がある人や物。fuku sū no naka ka ra era ba re ru ka nō sei ga a ru hito ya mono

The Sino-Japanese compound 候補 (kōho) joins 候 (kō, "await") with 補 (ho, "fill a vacancy"), giving the sense of a person waiting to take an open place.

The word often appears with numbers or lists in daily conversation, as in discussing which candidate is the best choice for a plan or purchase.