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How to say 'Treatment' or 'Handling' in Japanese | 扱い

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The Japanese word for Treatment or Handling is 'Atsukai', written as 扱い in Japanese.'Treatment' or 'Handling' in hiragana is あつかい.

    word

    扱い

    Meaning

    Treatment, Handling

    Reading

    あつかい

    atsukai

    Kanji

    Handle

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '扱い (あつかい)' refers to the way something or someone is handled or treated. It can describe the management of objects, situations, or people. For example: careful handling of fragile items「壊れやすい物の丁寧な扱い」(こわれやすいもののていねいなあつかい). The treatment of employees at that company is unfair「あの会社の従業員の扱いは不公平だ」(あのかいしゃのじゅうぎょういんのあつかいはふこうへいだ). Note that '扱い' can also imply the way someone is dealt with in a social or professional context, such as respect or disregard.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    3035

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 扱い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Handle

Hiragana in the Word 扱い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 扱い Through the Kanji

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 扱 as well.

  • word

    扱う

    Meaning

    Handle

  • word

    取り扱い

    Meaning

    Handling

  • word

    取り扱う

    Meaning

    Deal, Handle

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'Atsukai' means 'Treatment' or 'Handling' .

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