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取り扱い (toriatsukai) Japanese meaning: handling | Kotomora

取とり扱あつかい

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

handling; treatment; management; service

Broad noun covering how something or someone is dealt with: physical handling, customer service, operation of equipment, or administrative management.

この

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品ひん

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取と

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注ちゅう

意い

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必ひつ

要よう

です

。

Care is needed when handling this product.

あの店みせは客きゃくの取とり扱あつかいが丁てい寧ねいだ。

That shop treats its customers politely.

書しょ類るいの取とり扱あつかいは彼かれに任まかせてある。

The handling of the documents has been left to him.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の取とり扱あつかいに注ちゅう意いするto be careful when handling something
この機き械かいの取とり扱あつかいには注ちゅう意いしてください。
Please be careful when handling this machine.
〈物もの〉の取とり扱あつかいがあるto carry or deal in something (of a shop, service, etc.)
この店みせではその商しょう品ひんの取とり扱あつかいがあります。
This store carries that product.
〈物もの〉の取とり扱あつかいを中ちゅう止しするto discontinue handling or offering something
その商しょう品ひんの取とり扱あつかいを中止ちゅうししっした。
They discontinued handling that product.
〈物もの〉の取とり扱あつかい方ほう法ほうthe way or method of handling something
危き険けん物ぶつの取とり扱あつかい方ほう法ほうを学まなんだ。
I learned how to handle hazardous materials.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
扱handle, entertain, thresh

Related words

扱あつかいN2
扱い is the plain, general word for handling or treatment, while 取り扱い sounds more formal and is common in business, procedural, or official contexts.
対たい応おうN2
対応 focuses on how staff respond to or deal with a customer or situation, while 取り扱い covers the broader handling of goods, equipment, or matters.
処しょ理りN2
処理 emphasizes processing or disposing of tasks, data, or waste, whereas 取り扱い is broader and includes physical handling and customer service.
管かん理りN3
管理 stresses ongoing management or control of something, while 取り扱い is more about the act of dealing with an item or case at a given moment.

Don't confuse with

取とり締しまりN2
取り締まり means a crackdown or regulatory control (as of traffic or crime), while 取り扱い just means the ordinary handling or treatment of something.
取とり替かえN1
取り扱い means 'handling/treatment (of goods)', not exchanging, but learners can confuse it with 取り替え because both start with 取り.
取とり計はからい
取り扱い means the handling or treatment of goods, documents, or procedures, while 取り計らい specifically means a discretionary arrangement made on someone's behalf.

Word family

取とり扱あつかい表ひょう示じ
care instructions; handling label

Written forms

取とり扱あつかいUsage30%
Standard spelling with okurigana; preferred in most contexts.
取とり扱あつかいUsage37%
Further abbreviated spelling without okurigana; used in signs, labels, and compact contexts.
取とり扱あつかいUsage33%
Common abbreviated spelling, often seen in business and official documents.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (tori, continuative form of 取る 'to take') + 扱い (atsukai, noun form of 扱う 'to handle').