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筈

notch of an arrow
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingカツ
Kun readingはず、やはず
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. notch of an arrow
    私は来週ニューヨークに行く筈になっている。I'm supposed to go to New York next week.tatoeba
    君は十分年をとっているから、その理由が分からない筈がない。You are too old not to see the reason.tatoeba
  2. ought
    あなたはそのような馬鹿なことはしない筈だ。You ought to know better than to do such a thing.tatoeba
  3. must
    話を聞いたのだから興味がある筈だ。He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested.tatoeba
  4. should be
  5. expected
  6. shouldRtK
  1. should (be)
  2. bound (to be)
  3. expected (to be)
  4. must (be)
  5. nock (of a bow)

Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

弓筈ゆはず
nock (of a bow)
手筈てはず
arrangements
筈緒はずお
hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
矢筈やはず
nock of an arrow
その筈そのはず
only natural
其の筈そのはず
only natural
筈押しはずおし
pushing up with hands under opponent's armpits
筈がないはずがない
it cannot be that ...
筈が無いはずがない
it cannot be that ...
矢筈模様やはずもよう
herring-bone pattern

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 筈

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