はず

Meanings

1. should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
2. nock (of a bow)
3. nock (of an arrow)
4. nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
5. wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

Part of speech: aux, 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.

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