はず
Meanings
Auxiliary
Usually written in kana
1. should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
Noun
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
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
Examples (32 in total)
He was supposed to come.
I thought I asked you to clean the living room.
He can't have done that.