立候補りっこうほ Common Noun Irregular Intransitive English jmdict 1 noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru intransitive verb candidacy;standing as a candidate;bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics) 私は大統領に立候補するのを諦めた。 I gave up running for president.