手引(てび)き書(しょ)

てびきしょ
noun
guidebook; manual; handbook
businesswork
1. guidebook; manual; handbook
A written guide that provides instructions, procedures, or information on how to do something. Used for everything from workplace procedures to government forms.
手引(てび)き書(しょ)を読(よ)む。
To read the guidebook.
I downloaded the tax filing guidebook.
New employees are given a work procedures manual.

Compound of 手引(てび)き (guidance) + 書(しょ) (document/book). Common collocations: 手引(てび)き書(しょ)を作成(さくせい)する (to create a guidebook), 手引(てび)き書(しょ)に従(したが)う (to follow the guidebook). Similar words: マニュアル (manual, often for products or software), ガイドブック (guidebook, especially for travel), 説明書(せつめいしょ) (instruction manual). 手引(てび)き書(しょ) has a slightly formal tone and is often used in administrative or workplace contexts.