はず
Also written 筈, 弭
Meanings
- Auxiliary should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
- Noun nock (of a bow)
- nock (of an arrow)
- nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) See also: はず押し (はずおし).
- wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Example sentences
- 私のパソコンは何かの役に立つはずだ。
My computer has got to be useful for something. - 答えが分かったんだ、でもあまりにすぐに分かったものだから正解であるはずがないんだ。
I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution. - 一週間でどれほどのことが学べるか、自分でもびっくりするはずだよ！
You'd be surprised what you can learn in a week. - このような辞書には、「冷蔵庫」という言葉を使った例文が少なくとも2つは載っているはずだ。
In a dictionary like this one there should be at least two sentences with "fridge". - 君は今出発をすれば、当然間に合うはずだ。
You ought to be on time if you start now.
Words containing はず
- 仲間はずれ (なかまはずれ) being left out
- はず押し (はずおし) pushing up with hands under opponent's armpits
- はずがない it cannot be that ...
And 4 more.