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)
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Added 2026.2.22 19:05
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