手 法(しゅほう)

しゅほう

noun

technique, method, approach

1. technique, method, approach

A way of doing something, especially a skilled or established method used in art, research, business, or other professional fields. A neutral term that does not carry negative connotations.

斬新(ざんしん)な手法(しゅほう)で描(えが)かれた作品(さくひん)だ。

It is a work depicted using a novel technique.

この研究(けんきゅう)では新(あたら)しい分析(ぶんせき)手法(しゅほう)を用(もち)いた。

This research employed a new analytical method.

従来(じゅうらい)の手法(しゅほう)にとらわれない自由(じゆう)な発想(はっそう)が求(もと)められている。

Free thinking that is not bound by conventional methods is needed.

手法(しゅほう) is a neutral, somewhat formal word for technique or method. It is widely used in art, literature, science, and business.

Common collocations

表現(ひょうげん)手法(しゅほう): technique of expression
分析(ぶんせき)手法(しゅほう): analytical method
営業(えいぎょう)手法(しゅほう): sales technique
斬新(ざんしん)な手法(しゅほう): novel technique
従来(じゅうらい)の手法(しゅほう): conventional method

Contrast with similar words

方法(ほうほう): method, way (most general and common)
技法(ぎほう): technique (specifically artistic or craft technique)
手段(しゅだん): means, measure (emphasis on achieving a goal)
手口(てぐち): trick, method (negative; criminal context)

Related Words

Synonym: 方法(ほうほう) (method (most general))

Synonym: 技法(ぎほう) (technique (artistic/craft))

Compare: 手口(てぐち) (trick, method (negative))

Compare: 手段(しゅだん) (means, measure)

Compare: 発想法(はっそうほう) (ideation technique)

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Added 2026.2.22 19:05 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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