JLPT N4 · Noun

はず (hazu)

はず is a Japanese noun meaning “should (be); bound (to be)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: はず
Romaji: hazu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be) · auxiliary · usually written in kana
nock (of a bow) · noun
nock (of an arrow) · noun
nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) · noun
wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out · noun

Example sentences

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.

Tatoeba #237397

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1476430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.