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取扱説明書 (toriatsukaisetsumeisho) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

取とり扱あつかい説せつ明めい書しょ

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Meanings

1

user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual

Standard term for a booklet or document that explains how to use a product, appliance, or software.

新あたらしい洗せん濯たく機きの取とり扱あつかい説せつ明

めい

書しょ

を

読よ

ん

で

ください

。

Please read the instruction manual for the new washing machine.

取とり扱あつかい説せつ明めい書しょに従したがって組くみ立たててください。

Please assemble it according to the instruction manual.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
扱handle, entertain, thresh
説opinion, theory, explanation
明bright, light
書write

Related words

説せつ明めい書しょ
取扱説明書 is the fuller, more formal term for operating instructions (often for appliances), while 説明書 is the shorter, everyday word for any instruction sheet or manual.

Written forms

取とり扱あつかい説せつ明めい書しょ
Standard kanji spelling; the most compact and widely used form.
取とり扱あつかい説せつ明めい書しょ
Full okurigana spelling; slightly more explicit but less common than 取扱説明書.

Etymology

Compound of 取扱 (とりあつかい, 'handling, operation') + 説明書 (せつめいしょ, 'explanatory document').