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    3. 扱う

    扱う

    扱あつかう​

    to deal with (a person)

    N3KMT7News #13+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeWork & CareerKanji Vocab8 strokes

    あつかう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to deal with (a person), to treat, to handle, to take care of, to entertain
    2.
    to deal with (a problem), to handle, to manage
    3.
    to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to work
    4.
    to deal in, to sell
    5.
    to cover (a topic), to treat, to discuss, to take up
    6.
    to treat A as B
    7.
    to mediate (an argument)
    archaic
    8.
    to be too much for one, to find unmanageable
    archaic
    9.
    to gossip
    archaic

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    お客きゃく様さまは丁てい寧ねいに扱あつかうべきだ。

    Customers should be treated politely.

    KMT5Daily LifeWork & Career
    この機き械かいは精せい密みつなので、慎しん重ちょうに扱あつかう必ひつ要ようがあります。

    This machine is precise, so it needs to be handled carefully.

    KMT7Work & CareerTechnology
    この店みせでは、新しん鮮せんな魚ぎょ介かい類るいを扱あつかっています。

    This shop deals in fresh seafood.

    KMT7Work & CareerFood & Dining
    子こ供どもを大おと人なとして扱あつかうのは、成せい長ちょうを促うながす上うえで大たい切せつだ。

    Treating children as adults is important for encouraging their growth.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは難むずかしい問もん題だいを扱あつかうのが得とく意いだ。

    He is good at handling difficult problems.

    KMT8Work & CareerCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    扱
    あつか.い・あつか.う・あつか.る・こ.く…(2)
    handle・entertain・thresh・strip
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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