noun
treatment; dealing with; handling
How someone or something is treated, dealt with, or managed. Often used with modifiers like 丁寧な, ぞんざいな, or in phrases like 扱いが難しい.
彼は客への扱いが丁寧だ。
He is polite in his treatment of customers.
この問題
We need to be careful in dealing with this problem.
noun
Refers to the way a machine, tool, or device is operated or used. Common in phrases like 扱いが簡単, 扱い方.
この機械は扱いが簡単です。
This machine is easy to operate.
危険物の扱いには資格が要る。
Handling hazardous materials requires a license.
noun, used as a suffix
treating as; treating like
Used as a suffix to indicate that someone or something is treated in a certain way. Often follows nouns or adjectives, e.g., 子供扱い, 特別扱い.
彼はいつも私を子供扱いする。
He always treats me like a child.
この件は特別扱いできない。
We can't give this matter special treatment.