Procedure
Formalities, Process
noun, verbal noun
Someone takes your hand and shows you how to continue. "This is the procedure," they say. Move your hand like this. Verrrryyy goood. Good procedure. Good!
The reading is the kun'yomi vocab readings of 手 and 続く put together into one. Darn these body parts making everything kun'yomi.
みんな、面倒な手続きはしたくないよ！
Everybody wants to avoid troublesome formalities!
先週、子どもを学校に入学させる手続きを終えました。
Last week I finished the process of enrolling my child in school.
手続きが複雑で、頭が混乱してどうしていいか分からなくなりました。
The procedure was very complicated and I got so confused that I didn't know what to do.