(てび)(しょ)

てびきしょ
noun
guidebook; manual; handbook
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)(しょ)()む。
To read the guidebook.
確定申告(かくていしんこく)手引(てび)(しょ)をダウンロードした。
I downloaded the tax filing guidebook.
新入社員(しんにゅうしゃいん)には業務(ぎょうむ)手引(てび)(しょ)(くば)られる。
New employees are given a work procedures manual.

Compound of 手引(てび)き (guidance) + (しょ) (document/book). Common collocations: 手引(てび)(しょ)作成(さくせい)する (to create a guidebook), 手引(てび)(しょ)(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)(しょ) has a slightly formal tone and is often used in administrative or workplace contexts.