はず
hazu

Auxiliary Verb

1. should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)

Usually Written in Kana
その飛行 ひこう いまごろは関西 かんさい空港 くうこう当然 とうぜん いているはずだ。
sono hikōkiwa imagorowa kansaikūkōni tōzen tsuite iru hazuda.
The plane should have arrived at Kansai Airport by now.
Noun

2. nock (of a bow)

Noun

3. nock (of an arrow)

Noun

4. nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)

Sumo
Related to はず押し【はずおし】
Noun

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

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