取扱説明書(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)

とりあつかいせつめいしょ
noun
user manual; instruction manual
daily-lifeelectronics
1. 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(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)を読(よ)む。
To read the user manual.
取扱説明書(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)をなくしてしまった。
I lost the instruction manual.
使(つか)い方(かた)がわからないときは取扱説明書(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)を確認(かくにん)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(にしの)カナ titled "トリセツ" (2015), which compared a girlfriend's expectations to an instruction manual.

Etymology

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

Common collocations

  • 取扱説明書(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)を読(よ)む — to read the manual
  • 取扱説明書(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)を確認(かくにん)する — to check the manual
  • 取扱説明書(とりあつかいせつめいしょ)付(つ)き — comes with an instruction manual

Related Words

Related: 扱(あつか)う (to handle, to deal with)
Compare: 手順書(てじゅんしょ) (procedure manual)
Compare: 注意書(ちゅういが)き (cautionary note)
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Added 2026.2.6 3:07 · Revised 2026.10.8 9:42
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