仕様・仕樣|しようshiyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounway; method; means; resource; remedy
2. noun(technical) specification
   仕様しよう、価格かかくは変更へんこうすることがあります。↗

   Specifications and price are subject to change.

• Synonymやり方やりかたCasualColloquial word for a way of doing something, as in 「やり方を教える」; leans toward concrete actions, while 「仕様」 today mostly means product specifications.
• Synonym方法ほうほうNeutralThe most general word for a method, as in 「勉強の方法」; unlike 「仕様」 it never carries the sense of a technical specification.
• Synonym仕方しかたNeutralAn ordinary word for a way of doing something, and very common in 「仕方がない」; close to the method sense of 「仕様」, and 「仕様がない」 means much the same.
• Synonym手段しゅだんNeutralA means to an end, as in 「最後の手段」; stresses the instrumental side, unlike the method or specification senses of 「仕様」.
• Synonym手法しゅほうNeutralA technique, as in 「新しい手法」; stresses skill and craft, unlike the method or specification senses of 「仕様」.
• SynonymメソッドNeutralLoanword for a method, a teaching method, or a method in programming; leans toward specialist usage.
• SynonymすべNeutralA means or way, mostly in negatives like 「なす術がない」; carries a literary flavor 「仕様」 lacks.
• Related方式ほうしきNeutralA fixed way or system of doing something, as in 「支払い方式」; leans toward systematized methods, unlike the general or specification senses of 「仕様」.
• Related致し方いたしかたWrittenWritten, humble word for a way or means, now mostly in 「致し方ない」; far more formal than 「仕様」.
• Related手続きてつづきNeutralProcedures or formalities, as in 「入学手続き」; focuses on administrative steps, not the method or specification senses of 「仕様」.
• Related手立ててだてNeutralA means or measure for dealing with something, as in 「打つ手立てがない」; leans toward available solutions rather than the specification sense of 「仕様」.
• Related筋道すじみちWrittenWritten word for logic, reason, or an orderly line of argument, as in 「筋道を立てる」; stresses logical order, unlike 「仕様」.
• Related手口てぐちNeutralA criminal's technique or trick, as in 「詐欺の手口」; negative connotations, unlike neutral 「仕様」.
• Related道筋みちすじWrittenWritten word for a route or path, or the thread of an argument; leans toward paths, not the method or specification senses of 「仕様」.
• Relatedやり口やりくちCasualColloquial way of doing things, often with a negative shade, as in 「汚いやり口」; 「仕様」 today mostly means product specifications.
• RelatedプロシージャNeutralLoanword for a procedure or set of steps; used mainly in IT, unlike 「仕様」.
• Related方途ほうとWrittenWritten word for a way or means of achieving something; rare in modern Japanese, while 「仕様」 stays current.
• RelatedすべNeutralA means or way, mostly in negatives like 「なす術がない」; carries a literary flavor 「仕様」 lacks.
• Related方術ほうじゅつWrittenWritten word for a method or means, also for mystic arts or magic; rare in modern use, whereas 「仕様」 is an everyday word.

Use 「仕様」 for product specifications, as in 「仕様書」 and 「仕様変更」; it also appears in 「仕様がない」. For methods in general, 「方法」 is the most versatile, 「やり方」 the colloquial choice, and 「仕方」 an everyday alternative that also forms 「仕方がない」. Use 「手段」 for means to an end, 「手法」 for techniques, 「方式」 for systems, 「手立て」 for available measures, 「手続き」 for procedures, and 「手口」 for criminal tricks. 「致し方」「筋道」「方途」「道筋」 are written words, 「メソッド」 and 「プロシージャ」 are loanwords (the latter mainly IT), 「術」 is literary, and 「方術」 is rare today.

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1. 物事ものごとのやり方かた。方法ほうほう。仕方しかた。
2. 材料ざいりょう・製品せいひん・サービスなどが明確めいかくに満みたさなければならない要求ようきゅう事項じこうの集あつまり。スペック。