Meaning: notch of an arrow, ought, must, should be, expected
Kunyomi: はず やはず
Onyomi: カツ
Composition: 竹 舌
筈
Radical
Radical: 竹
Meaning: bamboo
竹
Examples
Kunyomi Examples
筈 (はず) should (be), bound (to be), expected (to be), must (be), nock (of a bow), nock (of an arrow), nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger), wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
筈緒 (はずお) hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
その筈 (そのはず) only natural, no wonder, as expected, of course, as it should be
弓筈 (ゆみはず) nock (of a bow)
Kanji
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: notch of an arrow, ought, must, should be, expected
Kunyomi: はず やはず
Onyomi: カツ
Composition: 竹 舌
筈
Radical
Radical: 竹
Meaning: bamboo
竹
Examples
Kunyomi Examples
筈 (はず) should (be), bound (to be), expected (to be), must (be), nock (of a bow), nock (of an arrow), nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger), wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
筈緒 (はずお) hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast
その筈 (そのはず) only natural, no wonder, as expected, of course, as it should be