Vocabulary

What does 筈 (はず, hazu) mean?

筈 (はず, hazu) means should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be).

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Readingはず
Romajihazu
Part of speechauxiliary
はず
hazu

should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be)

  1. 1auxiliary should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be)
  2. 2noun nock (of a bow)
  3. 3noun nock (of an arrow)
  4. 4noun nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
  5. 5noun wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

Also written: 弭

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