A method for manufacturing a hot-rolled sheet is provided, wherein the method attains grain refinement of the steel sheet containing C, Si, and Mn, wherein the grain size thereof is set to particularly below average of 2 μm, which has ferrite grain with equiaxed morphology, which has high formability in forming, and the ferrite grain-size deviation in the thickness direction is uniformed down to the level not higher than a predetermined amount whereby uniform formability in forming is high. The method includes a first rolling for rolling the sheet such that the total rolling reduction is 80% or more or the average grain size is 30 μm or less in a form of single phase of austenite, a second rolling of a single-pass, a third rolling being conducted thereafter, and a following cooling.