はず

筈

Common word

  1. auxiliary

    should (be), bound (to be), expected (to be), must (be)
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 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. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    nock (of a bow)

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    nock (of an arrow)

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out