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“Manual” in Japanese

Short answer
手動 shudou しゅどー

Manual in Japanese is “手動” (shudou). Full meaning: manual (operation).

Other ways to say “Manual” in Japanese

マニュアル manyuaru (instruction) manual; operations manual, basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out), standards; (car with) manual transmission 要領書 youryousho manual, instruction manual, work procedures documentation, operating instructions 教則本 kyousokubon manual, practice book 解説書 kaisetsusho (instruction) manual, handbook 便覧 binran handbook, manual, compendium 教本 kyouhon textbook, manual 説明書 setsumeisho (printed) instructions, manual, explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note), description 実用書 jitsuyousho practical guide, manual, how-to book 手引書 tebikisho handbook, manual, guide, primer 手動による shudouniyoru manually powered, manual 読本 tokuhon reading-book, reader, guidebook, manual; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook); yomihon (type of popular literature from the late Edo period)

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