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取説 (とりせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり説せつ

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Meanings

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noun

instruction manual; user's manual

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 取り扱い説明書. Casual, everyday term for a manual or guide, especially for appliances or software.

See also: 取り扱い説明書

新あたらしいプリンターの取とり説せつを読よんでから使つかってください。
Please read the instruction manual for the new printer before using it.
取とり説せつがなくて、設せっ定ていの仕し方かたがわからない。
I don't have the manual, so I don't know how to set it up.

Written forms

取とり説せつUsage75%
Standard abbreviation of 取り扱い説明書. Common in everyday contexts.
取とり説せつUsage25%
Variant with the full 取り spelling. Less common but still used.
トリセツ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used in casual or advertising contexts.

Kanji

取

take, fetch, take up

説opinion, theory, explanation

Similar words

取とり扱あつかい説せつ明めい書しょ
Full, formal term for an instruction manual. 取説 is the common abbreviation.
マニュアル
Loanword from English 'manual'. More formal or technical than 取説, often used in business or IT contexts.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 取り扱い説明書 (とりあつかいせつめいしょ), literally 'handling explanation document'. The first two characters of 取り扱い and 説明書 are combined.