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    3. 応対

    応対

    応おう対たい

    dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.)

    N2KMT6News #14+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeWork & CareerKanji Vocab14 strokes

    応待

    おうたい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.), receiving (callers, visitors, etc.), attending to, handling, serving

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    彼かれは電でん話わの応おう対たいが上じょう手ずです。

    He is good at answering phone calls.

    KMT4Work & CareerDaily Life
    お客きゃく様さまへの丁てい寧ねいな応おう対たいを心こころがけています。

    I strive to provide polite service to customers.

    KMT6Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    緊きん急きゅう事じ態たいにも冷れい静せいに応おう対たいできる能のう力りょくが求もとめられる。

    The ability to calmly handle emergencies is required.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは来らい客きゃく応おう対たいのために、いつも身みだしなみに気きを配くばっている。

    He always pays attention to his appearance for receiving visitors.

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    クレーム応おう対たいは、顧こ客きゃく満まん足ぞく度どを向こう上じょうさせる重じゅう要ような機き会かいです。

    Handling complaints is an important opportunity to improve customer satisfaction.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    応
    あた.る・まさに・こた.える…(6)
    apply・answer・yes・OK・reply…(1)
    対
    あいて・こた.える・そろ.い・つれあ.い・なら.ぶ・むか.う…(3)
    vis-a-vis・opposite・even・equal・versus…(2)
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