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処置 (しょち, shochi) Japanese meaning: measure | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 処置する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 処しょ 置ち する 処しょ 置ち しない Polite 処しょ 置ち します 処しょ 置ち しません Past polite 処しょ 置ち しました 処しょ 置ち しませんでした Past 処しょ 置ち した 処しょ 置ち しなかった Te-form 処しょ 置ち して 処しょ 置ち しないで Desire 処しょ 置ち したい 処しょ 置ち したくない Potential 処しょ 置ち できる 処しょ 置ち できない Passive 処しょ 置ち される 処しょ 置ち されない Causative 処しょ 置ち させる 処しょ 置ち させない Causative passive 処しょ 置ち させられる 処しょ 置ち させられない Volitional 処しょ 置ち しよう Polite volitional 処しょ 置ち しましょう Imperative 処しょ 置ち しろ 処しょ 置ち するな Conditional 処しょ 置ち すれば 処しょ 置ち しなければ Tara conditional 処しょ 置ち したら 処しょ 置ち しなかったら
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処しょ
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The person in charge dealt with the defect in the documents on the spot.
Appropriate measures are needed before the problem grows larger.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 処しょ 置ち をとる to take a measure/step regarding a matter
The company took appropriate measures regarding this problem.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 処しょ 置ち を 施ほどこ す to administer treatment to someone
The doctor administered first aid to the patient.
処しょ 置ち に 困こま る to be at a loss about how to handle something
I was at a loss about how to handle the sudden request.
処しょ 置ち を 受う ける to receive treatment
He received treatment for the wound.
Kanji 処 dispose, manage, deal with Related words· 7 措置 usually refers to an official or institutional measure, while 処置 more often means practical handling of a situation and is also used for medical treatment.
治療 specifically means medical treatment aimed at curing or improving an illness, while 処置 can refer to a single procedure or the immediate handling of an injury.
対処 emphasizes responding to or coping with a situation in general, whereas 処置 stresses taking a concrete step or procedure.
処置 refers to a specific measure or treatment taken in response to a situation (often medical), while 処理 covers broader, systematic processing or disposal.
Show 3 more 処置 is taking a specific measure to deal with a problem, often technical or medical, whereas 取り計らい is broader and stresses considerate, discretionary handling of affairs.
処置 is a more neutral, everyday word for handling a medical or practical matter, while 施術 specifically denotes performing a treatment or procedure.
処置 refers to taking a measure or treatment for a situation without the discard or penalty nuance that 処分 can carry.
Don't confuse with 処理 means processing or handling (e.g. data, paperwork) in a general administrative or technical sense, while 処置 usually implies a decisive step taken to deal with a problem or an injury.
処方 means prescribing medicine or a formula, while 処置 means taking a treatment or measure (e.g. medical first aid) — both start with 処 but refer to different medical actions.
Word family emergency measure; emergency procedures · first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
untreated; unprocessed; unhandled
hopeless; beyond help; unworkable
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound written with 処, associated with dealing with or managing something, and 置, associated with placing or setting. This is a useful component-based explanation, not a detailed historical derivation.
処しょ
置ち
remedial measure; settlement; dealing with the aftermath
