はず

hazu

it should be so

auxiliary

Also written 筈

Chinese meanings

应该；理应

Examples

Furigana

トムは今いまにもここに来くるはずです。
Tom should be here any minute.
汤姆应该马上就会到这里。
Tatoeba #199940
ジョンは今いまにもここへ来くるはずだ。
John should be here any minute now.
约翰应该马上就会到这里。
Tatoeba #215315

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('d02b870af1'); // はず

{
  "id": "d02b870af1",
  "word": "はず",
  "reading": "はず",
  "romaji": "hazu",
  "meanings": [
    "it should be so"
  ],
  "level": "N4",
  "pos": [
    "aux"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1476430,
  "other_forms": [
    "筈"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "トムは今にもここに来るはずです。",
      "furigana": "トムは{今|いま}にもここに{来|く}るはずです。",
      "en": "Tom should be here any minute.",
      "tatoeba_id": 199940
    },
    {
      "ja": "ジョンは今にもここへ来るはずだ。",
      "furigana": "ジョンは{今|いま}にもここへ{来|く}るはずだ。",
      "en": "John should be here any minute now.",
      "tatoeba_id": 215315
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "fd3e4e229113bfa249bf95686b482f7d08b0a8ce02134bcc3640e09164268e81",
    "meanings": [
      "应该",
      "理应"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "トムは今にもここに来るはずです。",
        "zh": "汤姆应该马上就会到这里。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ジョンは今にもここへ来るはずだ。",
        "zh": "约翰应该马上就会到这里。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n4/d02b870af1",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "4c39e0b8904c07a25ce9e6ffee23624a4408156576d05e8d44e6307285b0e34e"
  }
}