マニュアル

まにゅある
noun
manual; handbook; manual transmission
tool
1. manual; handbook; instruction guide
A written document that provides instructions for operating something or carrying out a procedure.
マニュアルを読(よ)んでください。
Please read the manual.
新入社員(しんにゅうしゃいん)のための研修(けんしゅう)マニュアルを作成(さくせい)した。
I created a training manual for new employees.
このソフトの操作(そうさ)マニュアルはどこにありますか。
Where is the operating manual for this software?
2. manual (as opposed to automatic); manual transmission
Operated by hand rather than automatically. Often used for car transmissions.
マニュアル車(しゃ)に乗(の)れますか。
Can you drive a manual (transmission) car?
最近(さいきん)はオートマが多(おお)くて、マニュアルの車(くるま)は少(すく)なくなった。
These days automatics are common, and manual cars have become rare.
この工場(こうじょう)ではマニュアル作業(さぎょう)をロボットに置(お)き換(か)える計画(けいかく)がある。
This factory has plans to replace manual work with robots.

From English "manual." In Japanese, sense 1 (handbook/guide) is the most common usage. Often shortened to マニュアル通(どお)り (by the book) in workplace contexts, sometimes with a critical nuance implying inflexibility.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 説明書(せつめいしょ): instruction booklet — the native equivalent; more commonly used for product documentation
  • 手引(てび)き: handbook; guide — a Japanese word with similar meaning, slightly more formal
  • オートマ: automatic (transmission) — the opposite of マニュアル in the car sense

Related Words

Compare: 説明書(せつめいしょ) (instruction booklet)
Compare: 手引(てび)き (handbook)
Compare: オートマ (automatic)
Compare: 手順書(てじゅんしょ) (procedure manual)
Compare: 便覧(べんらん) (handbook)
Compare: 指示書(しじしょ) (written instructions)
Compare: ルールブック (rulebook)
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