Word details
はず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word はず.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Word usually written using kana alone; Auxiliary
should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
Examples
その飛行機は今ごろは関西空港に当然着いているはずだ。
The plane should have arrived at Kansai Airport by now.
2
Common noun
nock (of a bow)
3
Common noun
nock (of an arrow)
4
Common noun; Sumo
nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
5
Common noun
wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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