手はず

• 読み: てはず
• ローマ字: tehazu
• 漢字の分解: 手 (te) — hand; 筈 (hazu) — expectation, notch (often written in hiragana)
• 発音: /te.ha.zɯ/

意味

Arrangements; plan; the sequence of steps or preparations laid out in advance.

A noun describing a detailed plan or set of arrangements for how something will proceed. More specific than 手配 — while 手配 focuses on organising resources, 手はず emphasises the planned sequence of actions. Often appears in the expressions 手はずを整える (to make arrangements) and 手はず通り (according to plan). Can also be written 手筈 in kanji.

例文

1. パーティーの手はずはすべて整っている。
2. 明日の会議の手はずを確認しておこう。
3. 手はず通りに進めば問題ないはずだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: planning, events, business, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 手 (te, hand) + はず (hazu, notch of an arrow/expectation). Originally referred to the notch on a bowstring where the arrow sits — a precise, predetermined position. Extended to mean 'predetermined arrangements' or a plan set in its proper place.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal