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user manual, instruction manual, operating instructions
A document that explains how to use, operate, or maintain a product. Included with electronics, appliances, and other products.
取扱説明書を読む。
To read the user manual.
取扱説明書をなくしてしまった。
I lost the instruction manual.
使い方がわからないときは取扱説明書を確認してください。
When you don't know how to use it, please check the instruction manual.
Often abbreviated to トリセツ in casual speech. The abbreviation became widely known after a popular song by 西野カナ titled "トリセツ" (2015), which compared a girlfriend's expectations to an instruction manual.
COMPONENTS: 取扱 (handling) + 説明書 (explanatory document).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 取扱説明書を読む — to read the manual
- 取扱説明書を確認する — to check the manual
- 取扱説明書付き — comes with an instruction manual